FILM DIRECTOR

John Grierson

1898 - 1972

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John Grierson (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Grierson has received more than 253,222 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Grierson is the 1,118th most popular film director (down from 1,074th in 2019), the 3,775th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,701st in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Griersons by language

Over the past year John Grierson has had the most page views in the with 24,884 views, followed by Spanish (2,621), and Russian (2,262). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (47,200.00%), Serbian (123.68%), and Ukrainian (53.75%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Grierson ranks 1,118 out of 2,041. Before him are Caleb Deschanel, Vladimir Naumov, Ali Hatami, Şerif Gören, Armand Gatti, and Brian Yuzna. After him are Fred Schepisi, Andrew Stanton, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, James Foley, James Algar, and Matteo Garrone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, John Grierson ranks 221. Before him are William Astbury, Kay Sage, William Jordan, Georg Kulenkampff, Riichi Yokomitsu, and Luis Muñoz Marín. After him are Johan Richthoff, Wallace Ford, Ernst Ahl, Arnold Chikobava, Eero Lehtonen, and María Corda. Among people deceased in 1972, John Grierson ranks 189. Before him are Olavi Virta, Allauddin Khan, Américo Castro, Theodor Blank, Boris Livanov, and Sven Markelius. After him are Aharon Katzir, Louella Parsons, Rainer von Fieandt, Armandinho, Havergal Brian, and Gavriil Popov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Grierson ranks 3,775 out of 8,785. Before him are Gordon Strachan (1957), Jay Kay (1969), Michael Rennie (1909), George Borrow (1803), Vivian Woodward (1879), and Linda Martin (1952). After him are Godfrey Rampling (1909), Martin Gilbert (1936), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), Alan Clark (1952), John Peckham (1227), and Ron Moody (1924).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Grierson ranks 86. Before him are Charles Jarrott (1927), Gerry Anderson (1929), Freddie Francis (1917), Mark Herman (1954), Joe Wright (1972), and Edgar Wright (1974). After him are Jonathan Glazer (1965), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Ivor Montagu (1904), Duncan Jones (1971), Simon West (1961), and Terry George (1952).

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Filmography

A Colour Box
Director
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
Jan 1o 19356.1 / 10
Granton Trawler
Director
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
Oct 18o 19344.9 / 10
The Song of Ceylon
Director
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Nov 30o 19346.1 / 10