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Robert J. Flaherty

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Robert J. Flaherty

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Also known as Robert Joseph Flaherty, Bob Flaherty, Robert Flaherty

regista statunitense

Film & TV

Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA

Robert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film made his reputation and nothing in his later life fully equaled its success, although he continued the development of this new genre of narrative documentary with Moana (1926), set in…

Known for

  • Cast of Shadows — self (archival)2025
  • Monica in the South Seas — Self (archival footage)2023
  • A Boatload of Wild Irishmen — Self (archive footage)2010
  • The Land — Narrator (voice)1942

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Key facts

Born
Robert Joseph Flaherty , ( 1884-02-16 ) February 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan , U.S.
Died
July 23, 1951 (1951-07-23) (aged 67), Dummerston, Vermont , U.S.
Occupation
Filmmaker
Spouse
Frances Johnson Hubbard
Children
Monica Flaherty Frassetto , 3 others
Relatives
Martha Flaherty (Granddaughter)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Iron Mountain
Place of death
Dummerston
Occupation
photographer
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Portrait of Robert J. Flaherty.jpg
Number of children
4
Work location
Bora Bora
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Commons category
Robert Flaherty
date of birth
1884-02-16
date of death
1951-07-23
has works in the collection
J. Paul Getty Museum
floruit
1931-01-01
name in native language
Robert Joseph Flaherty
start of work period
1922-00-00
Commons Creator page
Robert J. Flaherty
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Article · Italiano

Robert Joseph Flaherty (Iron Mountain, 16 febbraio 1884 – Dummerston, 23 luglio 1951) è stato un regista statunitense, pioniere e maestro del documentario, specialmente di quello dedicato a paesi esotici o ai margini delle civiltà. Fu anche il primo assertore di un "cinema verità" che non rinuncia alla ricostruzione poetica del reale. Tutta la sua opera si è incentrata sul rapporto dialettico e drammatico fra l'uomo e la natura.

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