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John Grierson

John Grierson
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (d. 1972)

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

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