URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50031629

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n50031629

Identifies RWO

• https://isni.org/isni/0000000108568512
• https://d-nb.info/gnd/118718827

• Birth Date

  1898-04-26

• Death Date

  1972-02-19

• Birth Place

  Deanston (Scotland)

• Associated Locale

  Bath (England)

• Associated Language

  English

• Field of Activity

  Documentary films




• Occupation

  Motion picture producers and directors

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++50031629#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Grierson, John, 1898-1972
• John GriersonLabel from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found:Wikipedia, January 26, 2015(John Grierson (26 April 1898 - 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film)
• found:Grierson on documentary, 1946.

General Notes

• [John Grierson (1898-1972) was a Scottish documentary filmmaker who is considered the father of documentary film. Canadian film awards commemorating him were created after his name.]

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 1980-06-24:new
• 2023-09-06:revised

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