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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).
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.
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...
6 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 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.
Robert Joseph Flaherty, was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).
Dec 12, 2002 · Often considered to be Robert Flaherty’s masterwork, Louisiana Story is the culmination of Flaherty’s poetic method, formally and thematically drawing together the promise that can be seen in Nanook of the North, Man of Aran and The Land, with a mediation between modernity and regionalism.
