01 A Brief Biography of Harrison Ford
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This article is from the alt.fan.harrison-ford FAQ, by Angela Boyko neptunia@geocities.com with numerous contributions by others.
01 A Brief Biography of Harrison Ford
* Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942, in Chicago Illinois. He grew
up in Park Ridge and Morton Grove, IL.
* His father, Christopher Ford, was a former actor and advertising
executive. He passed away in 1999. His mother, Dorothy Ford, now lives in
Los Angeles.
* Christopher was Irish-Catholic, and Dorothy is Russian-Jewish. Harrison
refuses to name any religion he may practice.
* Harrison also refuses to state any political loyalties.
* Harrison's younger brother, Terence (b. 1945), has also enjoyed a
career as an actor. The Internet Movie Database lists his credits
under the link http://us.imdb.com/Name?Ford,+Terence.
* Harrison met his first wife, Mary Marquardt, at Ripon College, in
Ripon, Wisconsin. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1979.
* His sons from his first marriage are Benjamin (b. 1967) and Willard (b.
1969). Benjamin Ford is a chef, and Willard Ford is a teacher. Willard
has a son, Eliel, making Harrison a grandfather! Awwwwww!
* Harrison met his second wife, Melissa Mathison Ford, on the set of
Apocalypse Now. They were married on March 14, 1983.
* Melissa Mathison Ford is an acclaimed screenwriter, most notably for
The Black Stallion, E.T., The Indian in the Cupboard, and Kundun.
* Harrison and Melissa are the parents of Malcolm (b. 1987) and Georgia
(b. 1990).
* Harrison's principal residence is Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In recent
years,
the family spends the school year in New York City.
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