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John Grierson(1898-1972)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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John Grierson
John Grierson was born on 26 April 1898 in Deanston, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Child's Play (1954), Brandy for the Parson (1952) and Scotch on the Rocks (1953). He was married to Margaret Grierson. He died on 19 February 1972 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
BornApril 26, 1898
DiedFebruary 19, 1972(73)
BornApril 26, 1898
DiedFebruary 19, 1972(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Child's Play (1954)
Child's Play
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1954
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Brandy for the Parson
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1952
Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
Scotch on the Rocks
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1953
Drifters (1929)
Drifters
6.7
  • Director
  • 1929

Credits

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Producer

  • Child's Play (1954)
    Child's Play
    5.5
    • executive producer
    • 1954
  • Devil on Horseback (1954)
    Devil on Horseback
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Man of Africa (1953)
    Man of Africa
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Jeremy Spenser in Edge of Divorce (1953)
    Edge of Divorce
    6.1
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Horse's Mouth (1953)
    The Horse's Mouth
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 1953
  • Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
    Scotch on the Rocks
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 1953
  • Miss Robin Hood (1952)
    Miss Robin Hood
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • The Brave Don't Cry (1952)
    The Brave Don't Cry
    6.7
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
    Time, Gentlemen, Please!
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • You're Only Young Twice (1952)
    You're Only Young Twice
    5.0
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • Brandy for the Parson (1952)
    Brandy for the Parson
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • Judgment Deferred (1952)
    Judgment Deferred
    5.5
    • executive producer
    • 1952
  • The African Invasion (1942)
    The African Invasion
    Short
    • series producer
    • 1942
  • The Londoners
    Short
    • producer
    • 1939
  • On the Fishing Banks of Skye
    Short
    • producer
    • 1938

Writer

  • The Heart of Scotland
    Short
    • treatment
    • 1962
  • Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
    Seawards the Great Ships
    6.9
    Short
    • treatment
    • 1961
  • Rivers at Work
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • On the Fishing Banks of Skye
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • A Colour Box (1935)
    Granton Trawler
    5.6
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Additional Crew

  • High Over the Borders (1942)
    High Over the Borders
    6.1
    Short
    • advisor
    • 1942
  • A Colour Box (1935)
    Trade Tattoo
    6.3
    Short
    • presenter
    • 1937
  • A Colour Box (1935)
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
    5.6
    Short
    • presenter
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Grierson
  • Born
    • April 26, 1898
    • Deanston, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • February 19, 1972
    • Bath, Somerset, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Grierson1930 - February 19, 1972 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book (w/Forsyth Hardy, ed.): "John Grierson on Documentary".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1939 he became the National Film Board's first film commissioner.
  • Quotes
    The story of the documentary movement is the story of how, not without a scar or two, we got by.
  • Salary
    • Drifters
      (1929)
      £2,500

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