John Grierson : a documentary biography /
Hardy, Forsyth.
London ; Boston : Faber,
1979.
This book places Grierson's work with the GPO film unit, the National Film Board of Canada, UNESCO and Scottish Television in the context of a full life which began in 1898 in the home of a country headmaster in Scotland and included service in World War One and education in Glasgow University. The author knew Grierson from 1930 and assesses his contribution to cinema and the art of communication.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Growing Up by the Gillies Hill - 2. Able Seaman to Clydeside Radical - 3. Chicago, Hollywood, New York - 4. Drifters - 5. The Documentary Movement - 6. G.P.O. Film Unit - 7. Canada, Australia, New Zealand - 8. By the Ottawa River - 9. Canadian Summit - 10. A Dream Crumbles - 11. Paris, London, Africa - 12. Group 3: The Brave Don't Cry - 13. The Heart is Highland - 14. This Wonderful World - 15. Awards and Rewards - 16. Return to Canada: Indian Summer - 17. The Right of the Prophet.
This book places Grierson's work with the GPO film unit, the National Film Board of Canada, UNESCO and Scottish Television in the context of a full life which began in 1898 in the home of a country headmaster in Scotland and included service in World War One and education in Glasgow University. The author knew Grierson from 1930 and assesses his contribution to cinema and the art of communication.
Grierson, John, 1898-1972.
Motion picture producers and directors