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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 founded the GPO Film Unit, which produced groundbreaking works like Night Mail (1936), and later played a key role in establishing the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in 1939, turning it into one of the world's most influential documentary institutions. Grierson’s vision and advocacy for documentary as a vehicle for public service and civic engagement left a lasting legacy on global nonfiction filmmaking.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1898-04-26
- event Death Date 1972-02-19
- school Known for: Production
- star Popularity: 0.3
- info Birth Place Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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Documenting John Grierson
2014-02-28
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The Face of Scotland
1938-05-04
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Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990-01-01
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On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935-09-06
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Night Mail
1936-01-13
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Rivers at Work
1958-01-01
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John Grierson
1959-10-01
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Hitchcock on Grierson
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A Return to Memory
2024-10-17
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I Remember, I Remember
1968-01-01
6.5
Grierson
1973-09-13
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Weather Forecast
1934-10-01
6.5
A Job in a Million
1937-01-23
6.5
Cable Ship
1933-06-30
6.5
Drifters
1929-11-10
6.5
Granton Trawler
1934-10-18
6.5
Granton Trawler
1934-10-18
6.5
Granton Trawler
1934-10-18
6.5
Post-Haste
1934-02-18
6.5
Drifters
1929-11-10
6.5
You're Only Young Twice
1951-07-01
6.5
The Coming of the Dial
1933-01-01
6.5
Seawards the Great Ships
1960-03-04
6.5
The Smoke Menace
1937-10-13
6.5
Daily Round
1937-01-01
6.5
6.30 Collection
1934-07-31
6.5
BBC: The Voice of Britain
1935-07-28
6.5
A Colour Box
1935-09-06
6.5
The Song of Ceylon
1934-11-30
6.5
Coal Face
1935-06-03
6.5
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935-09-06
6.5
O'er Hill and Dale
1932-12-31
6.5
Health of a City
1965-01-01
6.5
Heart of Scotland
1962-01-01
6.5
Man of Africa
1953-01-01
6.5
The Brave Don't Cry
1952-08-01
6.5
Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook
1930-02-01
6.5
Tom Mixup
1930-02-01
6.5
Kuster Beaton
1930-02-01
6.5
Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle
1930-02-01
6.5
Our Dumb Friend
1930-02-01
6.5
Granton Trawler
1934-10-18
6.5
Industrial Britain
1931-12-31
6.5
Four Men in Prison
1950-12-31
6.5
Devil on Horseback
1954-03-17
6.5
Spring on the Farm
1933-01-01
6.5
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935-09-06
6.5
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935-09-06
6.5
The New Generation
1932-01-01
6.5
Upstream
1932-01-01
6.5
Children at School
1937-01-01
6.5
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
1935-01-01
6.5
North Sea
1938-03-07
6.5
Trade Tattoo
1937-09-01
6.5
Conquest
1930-01-01
6.5
Miss Robin Hood
1952-11-12