Frances H. Flaherty

Active - 1922 - 2023  |   Birth - Dec 5, 1883  |   Death - Jun 22, 1972  |   Genres - Documentary, Action-Adventure, Silent Film, Drama | Subgenres - Silent Feature, Silent Film, Docufiction Film

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Frances Hubbard Flaherty was a film writer and director known for Louisiana Story (1948) — for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story — The Land (1942), and Moana (1926). In 1955, Flaherty founded The Flaherty Seminar, a film study center for filmmakers, curators, and students. She was married to collaborator and documentary filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty from 1914 until his death in 1951.

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