Robert J. Flaherty
Director

Robert J. Flaherty Net Worth

He also directed and produced Moana, a documentary about the Samoan people, in 1926. His salary is unknown. Robert J. Flaherty was a pioneering documentary filmmaker who was born in 1884. He is best known for directing and producing the 1922 documentary Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature-length documentary. He also directed and produced Moana, a documentary about the Samoan people, in 1926. His net worth is estimated to be $1.2 million, though his salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 16, 1884
Birth Place Michigan
Age 135 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $1.2 Million (2024)

About

He directed and produced the 1922 documentary Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature-length documentary.

Before Fame

He worked as a prospector for the railroad companies.

Trivia

His wife earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story for the documentary Louisiana Story, which he directed.

Family Life

He was married to Frances H. Flaherty in 1914 and they raised three children together.

Associated With

His 1937 film Elephant Boy was based on an excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

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