John Grierson

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John Grierson
CBE
Grierson (right) with Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Ruiz in 1955
Born(1898-04-26)26 April 1898
Deanston, Perthshire, Scotland
Died19 February 1972(1972-02-19) (aged 73)
Bath, Somerset, England
OccupationsFilmmaker, film critic, film theorist
1st Government Film Commissioner and
Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada
In office
1939–1945
Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRoss McLean
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John Grierson CBE (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) was a Scottish filmmaker, film theorist, and critic, 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. In 1939, Grierson established the all-time Canadian film institutional production and distribution company The National Film Board of Canada controlled by the Government of Canada.

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