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Born in Perthshire, Grierson attended Glasgow University and studied communications before moving into filming. His first film was about herring fishermen, "Drifters" , was successful and he went on to establish himself as the 'father of the documentary'. He was the first to use the term 'documentary.

He was the creative organizer who formed and ran the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit (better known as the EMB Film Unit ).

In 1938, Grierson was invited by the Canadian government to study the country's film production. He proposed the government create a national coordinating body for the production of films. In 1939, Canada created the National Film Commision, which would later become the National Film Board of Canada. Grierson was the NFBs first Commissioner. When Canada entered World War II in 1939, the NFB focused on the production of propaganda films, many of which Grierson directed. After the war, the NFB focused on producing documentaries that reflected the lives of Canadians. The NFB is recognized around the world for producing quality films, many of which have gone on to win Academy Awards.

Filmography as director:

• Drifters 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu (first screened at the British premiere of Battleship Potemkin)
• Industrial Britain

Filmography as producer:

• Man of Africa
• The Oracle (documentary)
• Miss Robin HoodMiss Robin Hood was a 1952 British film directed by John Guillermin. It falls neatly within the genre of post-war British fantasy, and there are strong correlations with a number of films within this genre such as e. Passport to Pimlico not the least bein
• You're Only Young Twice
• The Brave Don't Cry
• Brandy for the Parson
• The Obedient Flame
• Coal Face
• Granton Trawler
• Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
• Song of Ceylon
• Housing Problems

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