Robert J Flaherty
American
British
Father of Documentary Films
A notable biography of cinema pioneer Robert J Flaherty is The Innocent Eye by Arthur Calder-Marshall, published by Harcourt, Brace and World. - AsNotedIn
A notable biography of cinema pioneer Robert J Flaherty is The Innocent Eye by Arthur Calder-Marshall, published by Harcourt, Brace and World. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1910/08/00 | William Mackenzie of the Canadian Northern Railway hires Robert Flaherty to survey the iron-ore potential of the Nastapoka Islands, Hudson Bay. | Surveyor | Hudson Bay | ||||
| 1922/06/11 | "Nanook of the North " is released. | Director | Nanook of the North | ||||
| 1923/04/00 | Robert Flaherty arrives in Safune, Samoa to shoot 'Moana', stays until December 1924. | Director | Moana | Savai'i Island | Samoa | ||
| 1926/01/07 | "Moana " is released. | Director | Moana | ||||
| 1931/00/00 | In Galway Bay, Robert Flaherty establishes a film studio and laboratory on Inishmore Island, Aran Islands. He spends the next 2 years shooting over 200,000 feet of film for a cost of 40,000 pounds to create "Man of Aran". | Director | Man Of Aran | Inishmore Island | Province of Connacht | ||
| 1934/10/18 | "Man Of Aran " is released. | Director | Man Of Aran | ||||
| 1946/08/00 | Flaherty and Todd Webb shoot scenes for "Louisiana Story" at an old house in Abbeville, Louisiana. Renting the residence since 1946, Flaherty will stay until 1948. | Director | Louisiana Story | Abbeville | Louisiana | ||
| 1947/00/00 | Flaherty, Todd Webb, Richard Leacock film "Louisiana Story" on Avery and Weeks Islands, Louisiana and on Petit Anse Bayou, Louisiana. | Director | Louisiana Story | Iberia | |||
| 1947/00/00 | Flaherty, Todd Webb, Lionel LeBlanc and J. C. Boudreaux in a marsh on Avery Island make "Louisiana Story" on Avery Island, Louisiana. | Director | Louisiana Story | TABASCO Factory and Jungle Gardens, Avery Island | New Iberia | ||
| 1948/09/28 | "Louisiana Story" is released. Standard Oil had paid in advance the sum of $175,000 to finance the film. | Director | Louisiana Story |
4 Creative Works by Robert J Flaherty »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Nanook of the North | Director | Film | 1922/06/11 |
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| Moana | Director | Film | 1926/01/07 | |
| Man Of Aran | Director | Film | 1934/10/18 |
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| Louisiana Story | Director | Film | 1948/09/28 |
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