About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1910-08-31
Place of birth:
London, England
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Stuart Legg

Overview

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 areas of war and political themes.

Known for

Acting
2000 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1952 Atoms at Work Actor N/A
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1937 Air Outpost Actor Commentator (voice) N/A
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1936 Night Mail Actor Commentary 59
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1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs Actor Admiral (uncredited) 58
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Directing
1962 Food or Famine Directing Director N/A
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1953 Powered Flight: The Story of the Century Directing Director 58
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1945 Food: Secret of the Peace Directing Director N/A
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1945 John Bull's Own Island Directing Director N/A
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1945 Now—The Peace Directing Director N/A
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1944 Global Air Routes Directing Director N/A
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1944 Inside France Directing Director N/A
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1944 Zero Hour Directing Director N/A
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1943 The War for Men's Minds Directing Director N/A
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1942 Inside Fighting China Directing Director 58
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1941 Warclouds in the Pacific Directing Director 58
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1941 Churchill's Island Directing Director 58
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1940 Atlantic Patrol Directing Director N/A
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1939 The Case of Charlie Gordon Directing Director N/A
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1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain Directing Director N/A
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1933 The Coming of the Dial Directing Director N/A
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1932 The New Generation Directing Director N/A
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1930 The Windjammer Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1930 Varsity Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1964 Under Stress Writing Screenplay N/A
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1952 The Stanlow Story Writing Writer 58
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1947 Tomorrow's Citizens Writing Writer N/A
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1944 Zero Hour Writing Writer N/A
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1943 The Gates of Italy Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 The War for Men's Minds Writing Writer N/A
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1937 Today We Live Writing Writer N/A
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1935 On the Fishing Banks of Skye Writing Writer N/A
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1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain Writing Writer N/A
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1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs Writing Writer 58
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Production
1960 A Light in Nature Production Producer N/A
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1959 Unseen Enemies Production Producer N/A
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1957 Song of the Clouds Production Producer N/A
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1952 Operation Hurricane Production Producer 58
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1951 Forward a Century Production Producer N/A
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1950 Eagles of the Fleet Production Producer 59
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1950 From the Ground Up Production Producer N/A
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1950 Spotlight on the Colonies Production Producer N/A
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1949 Dollars and Sense Production Producer N/A
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1944 Inside France Production Producer N/A
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1941 Warclouds in the Pacific Production Producer 58
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1941 Churchill's Island Production Producer 58
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1940 Front of Steel Production Producer N/A
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1938 Monkey Into Man Production Producer N/A
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1938 The Duchy of Cornwall Production Producer 59
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1938 Behind the Scenes Production Producer N/A
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1937 Eastern Valley Production Producer N/A
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1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain Production Producer N/A
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1933 Cable Ship Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1935 Coal Face Sound Sound 58
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Camera
1935 Coal Face Camera Director of Photography 58
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Crew
1951 Forward a Century Crew Script N/A
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1942 Inside Fighting China Crew Script 58
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Editing
1942 Inside Fighting China Editing Editor 58
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1941 Warclouds in the Pacific Editing Editor 58
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1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain Editing Editor N/A
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