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Stuart Legg

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1910-08-31

Deathday: 1988-07-23 (77 years old)

Biography

Stuart Legg (August 31, 1910 – July 23, 1988) was a pioneering English documentary filmmaker best known for his groundbreaking work with the National Film Board of Canada. His most notable achievement came at the 14th Academy Awards in 1941, when his film Churchill's Island won the Oscar for Best Documentary, making it the first documentary to ever win the prestigious award. Legg's Warclouds in the Pacific was also nominated for Best Documentary that year, further cementing his reputation as a key figure in the documentary film world. Throughout his career, Legg played a significant role in shaping documentary filmmaking, particularly in the areas of war and political themes.

Filmography

all 62

Movies 62

Producer 28

Director 17

Writer 7

self 3

Screenplay 2

Narrator 1

Voice 1

Self

Stuart Legg

Biography

Filmography

all 62

Movies 62

Producer 28

Director 17

Writer 7

self 3

Screenplay 2

Narrator 1

Voice 1

Britain Through a Lens - The Documentary Film Mob (2011)

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000)

Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? (1979)

Under Stress (1964)

Food or Famine (1962)

From Glasgow Green to Bendigo (1961)

A Light in Nature (1960)

Unseen Enemies (1959)

Song of the Clouds (1957)

Battle Without End (1955)

The Queen in Australia (1954)

Powered Flight: The Story of the Century (1953)

Plan for Coal (1952)

Operation Hurricane (1952)

Atoms at Work (1952)

The Stanlow Story (1952)

Forward a Century (1951)

Eagles of the Fleet (1950)

From the Ground Up (1950)

Men of the World (1950)

Spotlight on the Colonies (1950)

Dollars and Sense (1949)

Tomorrow's Citizens (1947)

Food: Secret of the Peace (1945)

John Bull's Own Island (1945)

Now—The Peace (1945)

Global Air Routes (1944)

Our Northern Neighbour (1944)

Inside (1944)

Zero Hour (1944)

The Gates of Italy (1943)

The War for Men's Minds (1943)

The Mask of Nippon (1942)

Inside Fighting China (1942)

Warclouds in the Pacific (1941)

Heroes of the Atlantic (1941)

Battle of Brains (1941)

Churchill's Island (1941)

Wings of Youth (1940)

Children from Overseas (1940)

Atlantic Patrol (1940)

Letter from Aldershot (1940)

Front of Steel (1940)

The Case of Charlie Gordon (1939)

Monkey Into Man (1938)

Wealth of a Nation (1938)

The Duchy of Cornwall (1938)

Behind the Scenes (1938)

Eastern Valley (1937)

Air Outpost (1937)

Today We Live (1937)

Night Mail (1936)

On the Fishing Banks of Skye (1935)

BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)

Coal Face (1935)

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)

Cable Ship (1933)

The Coming of the Dial (1933)

The New Generation (1932)

The Windjammer (1930)

Varsity (1930)

Spotlight on the Balkans

Information

Known For Directing

Gender Male

Birthday 1910-08-31

Deathday 1988-07-23 (77 years old)

Birth Place London, United Kingdom

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-08-31

Deathday

1988-07-23 (77 years old)

Birth Place

London, United Kingdom

Citizenships

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom