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Robert Joseph Flaherty, FRGS ( / ˈflæ.ərti, ˈflɑː -/; [3] February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).
4 days ago · Robert J. Flaherty was born on February 16, 1884, in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He began his career as an explorer, which significantly influenced his ethnographic filmmaking. Flaherty directed Nanook of the North (1922), often considered the first commercially successful feature-length documentary. This film made a lasting impact on documentary ...
Robert J. Flaherty was born on 16 February 1884 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Man of Aran (1934) and Elephant Boy (1937). He was married to Frances H. Flaherty. He died on 23 July 1951 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
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Aug 3, 2016 · Robert J. Flaherty is often called the father of the documentary: The term is said to have originated in a review of his “ Moana ” (1926). But veracity was not always his primary goal, as...
- Andy Webster
It is written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty, who also served as cinematographer, editor, and producer. [ citation needed ] Some have criticized Flaherty for staging several sequences, [2] but the film has been described by Roger Ebert as "stand[ing] alone" among Flaherty's films "in its stark regard for the courage and ingenuity of its ...
Robert Flaherty (born February 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S.—died July 23, 1951, Dummerston, Vermont) was an American explorer and filmmaker, often referred to as the father of the documentary film.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Robert J. Flaherty was a director and writer of documentaries, such as Nanook of the North (1922) and Man of Aran (1934). He was also an explorer, a miner, and a poet, who died in 1951.
