Frances H. Flaherty
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American screenwriter and film director
Film & TV
Bonn, Germany
Frances Hubbard Flaherty (December 5, 1883 – June 22, 1972) was a film writer and director known for Louisiana Story, The Land, and Moana (1926). In 1955, Flaherty founded The Flaherty Seminar, a film study center for filmmakers, curators, and students.
Known for
- Cast of Shadows — self (archival)2025
- Monica in the South Seas — Self (archival footage)2023
- Hidden and Seeking — Self1971
- Flaherty and Film — Self - Guest1960
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frances
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bonn
- Place of death
- Dummerston
- Spouse
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Bryn Mawr College
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1883-12-05
- date of death
- 1972-06-22
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
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