For other people named John Grierson, see John Grierson (disambiguation).
John Grierson
CBE
John Grierson (right) with Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Ruiz in 1955
Born
John Grierson
(1898-04-26)26 April 1898
Deanston, Perthshire, Scotland
Died
19 February 1972(1972-02-19) (aged 73)
Bath, Somerset, England
Occupation
Documentary maker
John GriersonCBE (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) 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.[1]
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