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Harry Watt

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British film director (1906-1987)

Person · Open Library

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Top works

  • Don't look at the camera

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Film & TV

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Raymond Egerton Harry Watt (18 October 1906 – 2 April 1987) was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of the Scottish Liberal MP Harry Watt. He studied at Edinburgh University but failed…

Known for

  • Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios — Interviewee1986
  • How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran — Self1978
  • Film '72 — Self1971
  • Wealth of a Nation — Commentator1938

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
San Pedro
Active from
1957-12-20
rock

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harry
Family name
Watt
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Amersham
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1906-10-18
date of death
1987-04-02
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