In loving memory
John David Ford
April 30, 1932 – October 30, 2020
Lived 88 years
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1932
Born April 30
1939
John was 7 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1947
John was 15 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
John was 19 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
John was 37 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1977
John was 45 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1989
John was 57 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
John was 63 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
John was 73 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
John was 83 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Passed away October 30, age 88
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