John Grierson
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John Grierson (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) is often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film.
Grierson was born in Deanston, near Doune, Scotland. His father was the local Protestant preacher, his mother a suffragette and ardent Labour Party activist. From an early age, both parents steeped their son in liberal politics, humanistic ideals, and Calvinist moral and religious philosophies, particularly the notion that education was essential to individual freedom and...
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