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John Grierson
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- Works
- 7
Top works
- Eyes of Democracy
- High failure;
- Challenge to the Poles
- Heroes of the Polar skies
- John Grierson's Scotland
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Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
John Grierson (1898–1972) was a pioneering Scottish filmmaker and producer who shaped the documentary film movement, earning recognition as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema. He famously coined the term "documentary" in 1926 and championed the idea that film should serve as a tool for social education and reform. As the driving force behind the British documentary movement, he…
Known for
- A Return to Memory — Self (archive sound)2024
- Documenting John Grierson2014
- Creative Process: Norman McLaren — Self1990
- Grierson — Self (archive footage)1973
- I Remember, I Remember1968
- John Grierson — Himself1959
- Rivers at Work — Narrator1958
- The Face of Scotland — John Knox (voice)1938
- Night Mail — Commentary1936
- On the Fishing Banks of Skye — Narrator1935
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Deanston
- Place of death
- Bath
- Occupation
- film editor
- Employer
- GPO Film Unit
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- documentary film
- Image
- Jorge Ruiz - John Grierson 1955.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1898-04-26
- date of death
- 1972-02-19
- Commons category
- John Grierson
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