Harry Watt
Film director
1906 – 1987
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Who was Harry Watt?
Harry Watt 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, and died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
His film Target for Tonight won an honorary Academy Award in 1942.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1906
Edinburgh - Also known as
- R.H. Watt
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Apr 2, 1987
Amersham
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on July 23, 2013
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