Properties (98)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
film producer
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts gptkb:Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:British_Film_Institute |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:David_Lean
gptkb:Alec_Guinness gptkb:John_Mills |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:British_cinema
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:BAFTA_Fellowship
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1888-12-24
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Birmingham,_England
|
| gptkbp:born |
December 22, 1888
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
supporting independent filmmakers
mentoring young filmmakers supporting film education encouraging diversity in film promoting film literacy encouraging film criticism advocating for film rights advancing film marketing advocating for film education in schools advocating for film funding advocating for film innovation advocating for film preservation advocating for film preservation initiatives collaborating with international filmmakers creating film production companies developing film education programs developing film technology establishing film studios funding film projects influencing film policy promoting film as a cultural medium promoting film as an art form promoting film festivals promoting women in film supporting film archives supporting film history projects supporting film research supporting film studies programs supporting film unions promoting_British_films_abroad supporting_British_filmmakers supporting_film_festivals_in_the_UK |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1972-01-29
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| gptkbp:died |
January 29, 1972
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Birmingham_School_of_Art
gptkb:Birkbeck,_University_of_London |
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Rank_Organisation
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. Arthur Rank
|
| gptkbp:inception |
1937
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:post-war_British_cinema
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:British_cinema
film industry |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:David_Lean
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock gptkb:Ealing_Studios gptkb:John_Grierson silent film era |
| gptkbp:involved |
film production
film exhibition film distribution |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
film festivals
film production film awards film criticism film marketing film history film preservation film education film analysis film promotion film exhibition film distribution film theory film restoration film financing film archiving |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Rank_Organisation
film industry contributions Rank_Organisation's_film_distribution |
| gptkbp:legacy |
impact_on_British_film_industry
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Rank_Organisation
The Ladykillers (1955) Scrooge (1951) The_Man_in_the_White_Suit_(1951) The_Lavender_Hill_Mob_(1951) The_Blue_Lamp_(1950) |
| gptkbp:occupation |
businessman
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| gptkbp:religion |
Anglicanism
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_England |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marjorie_Rank
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Rank_Group
|