Gordon Onslow Ford

Gordon Onslow Ford (December 26, 1912 – November 9, 2003) was the last surviving member of the 1930s Paris surrealist group surrounding André Breton.

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December 26 - 1912 - November 9 - 2003 - André Breton

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He was born in Wendover, England, on December 26, 1912. He served in the British Navy until 1937 after which he focused on his art career.

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Wendover - England - British Navy

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In 1938 he became an official member of the surrealist group in Paris. At the onset of World War II, he returned to Britain. In 1941 he was asked to present a series of lectures in New York.

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Surrealist - Paris - New York

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It was while in New York that he met and married Jacqueline Johnson. They lived in Erongaricuaro, a small village in central Mexico, for six years before moving to San Francisco.

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Mexico - San Francisco

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They moved to Inverness where they had previously purchased 300 acres of forest.

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His wife died in 1978.

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