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Jill Craigie (born Noreen Jean Craigie; 7 March 1911 – 13 December 1999) was a British documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and feminist. She was one of Britain's earliest female documentary makers.
Jill Craigie. Writer: The Way We Live. Jill Craigie was born on March 7, 1911 in Fulham, London, England as Noreen Joan Craigie. Her father, Arthur Charles Craigie, worked as a clerk in a theatre box office. Her mother, Sonia Elkind, was born in Russia.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- March 7, 1911
- Jill Craigie
- December 13, 1999
Jill Craigie (1911 – 1999) was one of Britain’s earliest women documentary makers. Her career as a pioneering film-maker has been largely eclipsed in public memory by her position as a public advocate for feminism and as the wife of former Labour party leader, Michael Foot.
Jill Craigie (1911 – 1999) was one of Britain’s earliest women documentary makers. Her career as a pioneering film-maker has been largely eclipsed in public memory by her position as a public advocate for feminism and as the wife of former Labour party leader, Michael Foot.
Jul 2, 2021 · Jill Craigie: the woman who did. The British filmmaker’s long marriage to Michael Foot has overshadowed her courageous, pioneering career in documentary film.
Jill Craigie (1911 – 99) was one of the first women to direct documentaries in the UK. Working outside the British Documentary Movement in the 1940s and early 50s, her films such as To Be Woman (1951), on equal pay, and Out of Chaos (1944), the first film about artists at work, featuring Henry Moore and Paul Nash, tackled new subjects for the ...
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Jul 14, 2021 · On the anniversary of Emmeline Pankhurst's birthday, Dr Hollie Price explores the works of Jill Craigie - filmmaker, writer and feminist.
