John Grierson

Personal Info

Birthday: 1898-04-26

Age: 126

Place of Birth: Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Known For: Production

Biography

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 too...

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Filmography

Documenting John Grierson

The Face of Scotland

John Knox (voice)

Creative Process: Norman McLaren

Self

On the Fishing Banks of Skye

Narrator

Night Mail

Commentary

Rivers at Work

Narrator

John Grierson

Himself

Hitchcock on Grierson

Self

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