Stuart Legg
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-08-31 (78 years old)
Deathday
1988-07-23
Place of Birth
London, England
Also known As
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Stuart Legg
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 ...
Acting
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as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Commentator (voice)
1936
as Commentary
1934
as Admiral (uncredited)
1952
Production
1950
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1934
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1944
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1952
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1959
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1962
as Director
1957
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1947
as Writer
1933
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1941
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1935
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1933
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1938
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1935
as Editor
1935
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1935
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1944
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1943
as Writer
1943
as Director
1944
as Writer
1930
as Assistant Director
1935
as Director of Photography
1935
as Sound
1960
as Producer
1941
as Producer
1941
as Editor
1938
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1949
as Producer
1940
as Producer
1941
as Director
1964
as Screenplay
1951
as Script
1940
as Director
1951
as Producer
1935
as Writer
1938
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1939
as Director
1942
as Director
1953
as Director
1930
as Director
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as Director
1943
as Screenplay
1944
as Director
1941
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1937
as Writer
1945
as Director
1937
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1945
as Director
1945
as Director
1952
as Writer
1942
as Editor
1942
as Script
1942
as Director
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