Frances Hubbard Flaherty (December 5, 1883 – June 22, 1972) 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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Frances Johnson Hubbard 5 December 1883 Bonn, Germany
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Died |
22 June 1972 (aged 88) Dummerston, Vermont
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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