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John Grierson

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Born: April 26, 1898 in Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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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 ...

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Hitchcock on Grierson
Hitchcock on Grierson
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson2014
Grierson
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Grierson1973
Night Mail
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Night Mail1936
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
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Creative Process: Norman McLaren1990
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