When quick results are imperative, the manipulation of the masses through symbols may be the only quick way of having a critical thing done.
John Grierson Quotes
Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit.
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| Birth: | 26th April, 1898 |
| Death: | 19th February, 1972 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Documentary Filmmaker, Producer |
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John Grierson was born in Deanston, Stirling, Scotland. He was a Scottish-born British documentary filmmaker and producer. He studied at the University of Glasgow, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He directed several documentary films include: Drifters, and Granton Trawler. He produced several documentary films include: Pett and Pott, The Song of Ceylon, Coal Face, The Saving of Bill Blewitt, Four Men in Prison, Miss Robin Hood, and Man of Africa.
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