What was Glenn Ford’s real name?

Legendary actor Glenn Ford was born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford in Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Quebec, Canada, to Hannah Wood (Mitchell) and Newton Ford, a railroad executive. His family moved to Santa Monica, California when he was eight years old.

Did Glenn Ford like Rita Hayworth?

The outlet revealed that in 1990, Ford admitted in a documentary that “I loved her very deeply at that time,” referring to Hayworth. Hayworth passed away in 1987 at age 68 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Ford was among the pallbearers who laid her to rest.

How fast would Glenn Ford draw a gun?

CELEBRATED ACTOR Glenn Ford was billed as “the fastest gun in Hollywood” – able to draw and fire in 0.4 seconds – even faster than James Arness (“Gunsmoke”) and John Wayne.

Did Glenn Ford marry Cynthia?

In 1977, he married model Cynthia Hayward, 32 years his junior. They were divorced in 1984.