Ruby Grierson

British film-maker

PersonDied aged 36humanQ2171698

Also known as Ruby Isabel Grierson

Born: November 24, 1903
Died: September 17, 1940
Birthplace: Stirling
Place of death: North Atlantic Ocean
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: film producer
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Ruby Isabel Grierson was a Scottish documentary film director and producer, and a leading authority in the early documentary movement. Her brother John Grierson and her younger sister Marion Grierson also made films.

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Given name: Ruby
Family name: Grierson
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Field of work: documentary film
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1.Stated in Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech RepublicRetrieved 2021-04-30
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Sibling: John Grierson
Marion Grierson

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