John Grierson

John Grierson was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert J. Flaherty's Moana.

26 April 1898

Born on the same birth date (26 April 1898): Vicente Aleixandre

Born on the same birth day (26 April): Anna Mucha • Chris Mars • Colin Scotts • Duane Eddy • Jack Douglas (actor) • Joey Jordison • José María López • Ludwig Uhland • Ludwig Wittgenstein • Michael Mathias Prechtl • Svyatoslav Belza

Born in the same month (April 1898): Agnes Ayres • Chiungtze C. Tsen • Constance Talmadge • David Jack • E. J. Bowen • George Jessel (actor) • Harindranath Chattopadhyay • Henry Luce • Jeanne Hébuterne • Lily Pons • Ludwig Bemelmans • Maurice Wilson • Patrick Hennessy (industrialist) • Paul Robeson • William James Sidis