Marshall McLuhan
Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar (1911–1980)
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Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian educator and philosopher (1911–1980) who studied how communication technologies shape human culture and society. His work matters because he fundamentally changed how people think about media and its influence on our perception of the world.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 107
Top works
- La Galaxie Gutenberg
- "Through the vanishing point"
- آیینههای جیبی آقای مک لوهان
- Āyīnahʹhā-yi jībī-i Āqā-yi Makʹlūhān
- The McAuley lectures
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Film & TV
Acting · Edmonton, Canada
Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as Herbert Marshall McLuhan. He was an actor and writer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Intercut (1980) and The Third Walker (1978). He was married to Corinne Lewis. He died on December 31, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Known for
- Euclidean Man — [Archival footage]2025
- Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI, Big Brother — Himself2025
- Beatles '64 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Living in a Global Village — Himself (archive footage)2018
- Buñuel in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2000
- Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan — Himself
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1911 births1980 deaths20th-century Canadian historians20th-century Canadian philosophers20th-century science writersAcademic staff of the University of TorontoAcademic staff of the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and ScienceAlumni of Trinity Hall, CambridgeCanadian expatriate academics in the United StatesCanadian futurologistsCanadian lecturers