George C. Stoney
Known for
Directing
Born
July 1, 1916
Birthplace
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
July 12, 2012 (aged 96)
Biography
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...
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
Planning for FloodsDirector
TBA
Under PressureDirector
1995
The Uprising of '34Director
1989
We Shall OvercomeProducer
1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a TimeProducer
1978
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aranas Self, Director, Producer
1975
The Shepherd of the Night FlockDirector
1972
First Transmission of ACTVDirector
1972
When I Go - That's It!Director
1971
Nell and FredProducer
1971
1970
Introduction to LabradorProducer
1970
OccupationExecutive Producer
1969
These Are My People...Producer
1969
You Are on Indian LandProducer
1969
Up Against the SystemProducer
1969
VTR St. JacquesProducer
1964
How to Look at a CityDirector
1960
Booked for SafekeepingDirector, Writer
1956
The Boy Who Saw ThroughDirector
1955
The InvaderDirector
1953
All My Babies... A Midwife's Own StoryDirector, Writer, Producer
1953
The American RoadDirector
1951
BirthrightWriter
1949
Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life)Director, Writer







