Grierson

British

/ ˈɡrɪəsən /

noun

John. 1898–1972, Scottish film director. He coined the noun documentary, of which genre his Industrial Britain (1931) and Song of Ceylon (1934) are notable examples

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Envelope writer Tim Grierson contributed to this story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

Dean Grierson, head teacher at Hulme Hall Grammar School in Stockport, said pupils with extra educational needs would also struggle to cope if moved to larger state school classrooms.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024

Mr Grierson said many of them would "just become a number in a large state school and not be able to thrive in the way that they should".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024

Tim Grierson for Screen Daily called it a “disaster” “stymied by arbitrary plotting and numbing excess.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

Grierson came in a couple of days later.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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