John Grierson CBE (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian...
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John Grierson was a Scottish documentary filmmaker. John Grierson may also refer to: John Grierson (pilot) (1909–1977), English long-distance flier, test...
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filmmaker John Grierson. The inaugural award was given in 1972 and since then the awards have become an annual fixture. In 2000, The Grierson Trust forged...
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John Grierson or Grisson (died 1564) was a Scottish Dominican and perhaps a member of the family of Grierson of Lag in Dumfriesshire. Grierson was a student...
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John Grierson, who were influential in British film culture in the 1930s and 1940s. The founding principles of the movement were based on Grierson's views...
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Clan Grierson is a Lowlands Scottish Clan. The personal name Gregor comes from the Greek for vigilant, through its Latin translation of gregorious. The...
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John Grierson (2 January 1909 – 21 May 1977) was an English long-distance flier, test pilot, author, and aviation administrator. Grierson started his...
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Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson, FBA (16 January 1866 – 19 February 1960) was a Scottish literary scholar, editor, and literary critic. He was born...
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The word "documentary" was coined by Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson in his review of Robert Flaherty's film Moana (1926), published in the...
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early documentary movement. Her brother John Grierson and her younger sister Marion Grierson also made films. Grierson was born in Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire...
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Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) was a music teacher, then a career officer in the United States Army. He was a cavalry general...
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(LMS) from London to Scotland and the staff who operate it. Narrated by John Grierson and Stuart Legg, the film ends with a "verse commentary" written by...
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Drifters (1929 film) (category Films directed by John Grierson)
Drifters is a 1929 silent documentary film by John Grierson, his first and only "personal" film. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery...
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with John Grierson) "The Glassmakers of England" (1935; co-producer with John Grierson) "The English Potter" (1935; co-producer with John Grierson) The...
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Grierson is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is possibly a patronymic form of the personal name Grier or Grere, which may have reflected the Scots...
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Best Short Factual Film BAFTA Award for Best Specialised Film BAFTA John Grierson Award BAFTA United Nations Award (awarded 1949–1976) BAFTA Fellowship...
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In a December 1994 interview on the Charlie Rose Show, Hopper credited John Wayne with saving his career, as Hopper acknowledged that because of his...
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National Film Board of Canada. The NFB expanded under the leadership of John Grierson. The Canadian Cooperation Project between the government and Motion...
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programme on 1 March 1943. Flying of W4046 was by Gloster test pilots John Grierson and John Crosby Warren, because Michael Daunt was then involved with the...
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John Grierson (17 May 1915 – 1973) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. During his speedway career he rode as Jock Grierson and earned one international...
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Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score for John Williams. In 2006, Cuarón's feature Children of Men, an adaptation of the...
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New York: Filipacchi Publishing. ISBN 978-1-933231-04-4. Grierson, John (1966). Grierson on Documentary. Berkeley, California: University of California...
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(1952) Eugenio Montale (1953) Ignazio Silone (1954) Mario Gromo (1955) John Grierson (1956) René Clair (1957) Jean Grémillon (1958) Luigi Chiarini (1959)...
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Sir John Boorman CBE (/ˈbʊərmən/; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing feature films...
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the FBI, 1933–34. It starred Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Depp played John Dillinger in the film, and Bale played Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent in charge...
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made her film debut in The Great Outdoors (1988), starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy. Her next role was as the Marquise de Merteuil in Valmont (1989) opposite...
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Mastroianni and Charles Bronson starring. He was replaced as director by John Frankenheimer, while Mastroianni was recast with Richard Harris. Leone was...
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1968 from the Korean government. Grierson was born on February 15, 1868, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to John Grierson and Mary Parrett. He received his...
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Grierson, KCB, CMG, CVO ADC (Gen.) (27 January 1859 – 17 August 1914) was a British soldier. He was born in 1859 the son of George Moncrieff Grierson...
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(1952) Eugenio Montale (1953) Ignazio Silone (1954) Mario Gromo (1955) John Grierson (1956) René Clair (1957) Jean Grémillon (1958) Luigi Chiarini (1959)...
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