Peter Newton Ford (born February 5, 1945) is an American retired actor, singer and former President and Co-Founder of Blackoak Development Company.
Ford was accepted to the University of Southern California School of Law, but chose instead to work as an actor and singer.
Later, recording for Philips Records the release of his singles, "Don't Keep It To Yourself"/"Blue Ribbons" which were noted in Billboard's Pop Spotlight's Top 60,[3] resulting in the song's appearance on many teen music television shows of the era, including American Bandstand,[4] Hullabaloo and Ninth Street West.
The first was Gilda where director Charles Vidor used Ford's photo to represent Johnny Farrell (Glenn's role in the film) as a child.
Ford went on to build and remodel homes for many clients involved in the film and television industry: producer Steve Tisch, actress Mary Kay Place, producer Jerry Belson, super agent Jeff Berg, producer Don Simpson, writers Chuck Shyer and Nancy Meyers, actress Jo Beth Williams, health guru Richard Simmons, actress Sally Kellerman, and Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews.
His work has been published in architectural magazines throughout the world, most notably the Schnabel House, designed by architect Frank Gehry.
[citation needed] He also collects movie memorabilia from Hollywood's Golden Age, and maintains The Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell Library and Archives and as a writer, he has published numerous articles.