Robert J. Flaherty(1884-1951)

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Robert J. Flaherty was born on 16 February 1884 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Louisiana Story (1948), Man of Aran (1934) and Elephant Boy (1937). He was married to Frances H. Flaherty. He died on 23 July 1951 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.

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The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
6.5
- Director
- 1950
Louisiana Story
6.5
- Director (as Robert Flaherty)
- 1948
The Land
7.3
Short
- Director
- 1942
Elephant Boy
6.4
- Director (as Robert Flaherty)
- 1937
Oidhche Sheanchais
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1935
Man of Aran
7.1
- Director
- 1934
The Glassmakers of England
Short
- Director
- 1933
The English Potter
7.3
Short
- Director
- 1933
Art of the English Craftsman
Short
- Director
- 1933
Industrial Britain
6.3
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1931
White Shadows in the South Seas
6.8
- Director (early shooting, uncredited)
- 1928
Twenty-Four-Dollar Island
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1927
Moana
6.8
- Director
- 1926
The Potterymaker
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1925
Nanook of the North
7.6
- Director
- 1922

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.