John Farrow - Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre by Pope Pius XI in 1937.
  • Oscar nomination and New York Film Critics Circle Award for directing Wake Island (1942).
  • Order of St John of Jerusalem 1951
  • Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1953.
  • Oscar and Writers Guild of America Award for his adapted screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days (1956).
  • His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 6304 Hollywood Blvd.

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