Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951
Variant namesFilm producer and director, pioneer in the documentary film.
Robert Joseph Flaherty was married to Frances Hubbard Flaherty. His brother was the documentary film-maker David Flaherty.
The Robert Flaherty Foundation, later absorbed by International Film Seminars, Inc., was established after Flaherty's death to encourage study of "the Flaherty method" of film-making, to advise young directors, and to ensure the continued availability of the Flaherty films.
From the description of Robert Joseph Flaherty papers, 1884-1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526576
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| referencedIn | Preservation and utilization of documentary film footage shot by Robert Flaherty of John Howard Benson : typescript, by Rebecca Miller | Archives of American Art | |
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| creatorOf | Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951. Robert Joseph Flaherty : vertical file. | Toledo Museum of Art | |
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Birth 1884-02-16
Death 1951-07-23
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