About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1916-07-01
Place of birth:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
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George C. Stoney

Overview

George Cashel Stoney (July 1, 1916 – July 12, 2012) was a pioneering American documentary filmmaker, educator, and a foundational figure in the development of public-access television, often regarded as its "father." Stoney's documentary films, including Palmour Street, A Study of Family Life (1949), All My Babies (1953), How the Myth Was Made (1979), and The Uprising of '34 (1995), explored social issues with a focus on the human condition and the working class. All My Babies, a powerful documentary about childbirth and midwifery in the rural South, was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2002 for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. As a teacher and mentor, Stoney helped shape future generations of filmmakers, and his contributions to the field were celebrated in the 1999 Festschrift volume of the journal Wide Angle. His legacy continues to influence documentary filmmaking and the role of media in public life.

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Acting
1978 How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Actor Self N/A
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1972 First Transmission of ACTV Actor N/A
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Directing
1995 The Uprising of '34 Directing Director N/A
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1978 How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Directing Director N/A
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1975 The Shepherd of the Night Flock Directing Director N/A
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1972 When I Go - That's It! Directing Director N/A
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1972 First Transmission of ACTV Directing Director N/A
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1964 How to Look at a City Directing Director N/A
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1960 Booked for Safekeeping Directing Director 59
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1956 The Boy Who Saw Through Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Invader Directing Director N/A
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1953 All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story Directing Director 59
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1953 The American Road Directing Director N/A
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1949 Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life) Directing Director N/A
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Planning for Floods Directing Director N/A
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Under Pressure Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1960 Booked for Safekeeping Writing Writer 59
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1953 All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story Writing Writer 59
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1951 Birthright Writing Writer 59
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Production
1982 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time Production Producer 59
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1978 How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Production Producer N/A
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1971 Nell and Fred Production Producer N/A
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1971 I Don't Think It's Meant for Us... Production Producer N/A
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1970 Introduction to Labrador Production Producer N/A
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1969 These Are My People... Production Producer N/A
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1969 You Are on Indian Land Production Producer 59
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1969 Up Against the System Production Producer N/A
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1953 All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story Production Producer 59
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