Robert J. Flaherty (original) (raw)

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Robert J. Flaherty(1884-1951)

• Director
• Writer
• Producer

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A Boatload of Wild Irishmen (2010)

• Nominated for 1 Oscar
  • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

• Director(as Robert Flaherty)

• 1948

• Director

• 1934

• Director(as Robert Flaherty)

• 1937

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• 1926

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• Alternative names

  • R.J. Flaherty

• Born

  • February 16, 1884
  • [Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA](/search/name/?birth%5Fplace=Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA&ref%5F=nm%5Fpdt%5Fbth%5Fplace)

• Died

  • July 23, 1951
  • [Brattleboro, Vermont, USA](/search/name/?death%5Fplace=Brattleboro, Vermont, USA&ref%5F=nm%5Fpdt%5Fdth%5Fplace)(cerebral thrombosis)

• Spouse

  • Frances H. Flaherty1914 - July 23, 1951 (his death, 3 children)

• Other works

• Publicity listings

  • 1 Biographical Movie
  • 6 Print Biographies
  • 12 Articles

• Trivia
  An explorer for Sir William Mackenzie's Canadian railroad, he mined for ore and mapped areas in Hudson Bay, and founded Flaherty Island in the Belcher archipelago, some 70 km long and 40 km wide.

• Quotes
  A film is the longest distance between two points.

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