Humphrey Jennings | |
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.jpg) Jennings in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, suggesting a shot to Chick Fowle of the Crown Film Unit | |
| Born | Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings 19 August 1907 Walberswick, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 24 September 1950 (aged 43) Poros, Greece |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
| Known for | World War II film propaganda |
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 1954 as "the only real poet that British cinema has yet produced".[1]
- ^ Anderson, Lindsay (Spring 1954). "Only Connect: Some Aspects of the Work of Humphrey Jennings". Sight and Sound. 23 (4). Reprinted in Ryan, Paul, ed. (2004). Never Apologise: The Collected Writings. London: Plexus. pp. 358–365.