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Frances Hubbard Flaherty (December 5, 1883 – June 22, 1972) was a film writer and director known for Louisiana Story, The Land, and Moana (1926). In 1955, Flaherty founded The Flaherty Seminar, a film study center for filmmakers, curators, and students.
Wife of legendary documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty, Frances Hubbard Flaherty (1885-1972) was the driving force behind the founding and longevity of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminars.
The Seminar began in 1954, when Flaherty's widow, Frances, convened a group of filmmakers, critics, curators, musicians, and other film enthusiasts at the Flaherty farm in Vermont. Legacy | For almost seven decades, the Flaherty Film Seminar has been firmly established as a one-of-a-kind institution that seeks to encourage filmmakers and other ...
Frances H. Flaherty was born on 5 December 1883 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was a writer and director, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Moana (1926) and Man of Aran (1934). She was married to Robert J. Flaherty. She died on 22 June 1972 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA.
- Frances H. Flaherty
- June 22, 1972
- December 5, 1883
Frances Hubbard Flaherty was a film writer and director known for Louisiana Story , The Land, and Moana . In 1955, Flaherty founded The Flaherty Seminar, a film study center for filmmakers, curators, and students.
In making the film, Flaherty lived with his wife and collaborator Frances H. Flaherty and their three daughters in Samoa for more than a year. They arrived in Samoa in April 1923 and stayed until December 1924, with the film being completed in December 1925.
Frances Hubbard Flaherty (December 5, 1883 – June 22, 1972) was a film writer and director known for Louisiana Story (1948) — for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story — The Land (1942), and Moana (1926). In 1955, Flaherty founded The Flaherty Seminar, a film study center for filmmakers, curators, and ...
