John Grierson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Grierson

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate	1898-04-26
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Deanston,_Scotland
gptkbp:deathDate	1972-02-19
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Bath,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:documentary gptkb:film
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:National_Film_Board_of_Canada gptkb:GPO_Film_Unit
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Alberto_Cavalcanti gptkb:Basil_Wright gptkb:Humphrey_Jennings gptkb:Paul_Rotha
gptkbp:knownFor	coining the term 'documentary' founding the British documentary film movement
gptkbp:nationality	Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Drifters gptkb:Night_Mail
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:film_producer gptkb:literary_criticism gptkb:film_director
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_Grierson
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Grierson_(1973_documentary_film)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Scottish_Film_Council gptkb:Ministry_of_Information_(World_War_II) gptkb:Grierson_Award gptkb:Robert_Flaherty gptkb:Canadian_Government_Motion_Picture_Bureau
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Grierson