Which Happened First?

Robert J. Flaherty

Robert J. Flaherty
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Robert Joseph Flaherty was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alexander FersmanOctober 27, 1883 – May 20, 1945
  2. Joseph RockJanuary 13, 1884 – December 5, 1962
  3. Lars ChristensenApril 6, 1884 – December 10, 1965
  4. Robert J. Flaherty (this page)February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951
  5. Roy Chapman AndrewsJanuary 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960
  6. Frank HurleyOctober 15, 1885 – January 16, 1962

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