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Edgar Anstey OBE (16 February 1907, Watford, Hertfordshire, England – 26 September 1987, London, England), was a leading British documentary film-maker.Anstey was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Birkbeck College. He spent a few years as a civil servant before starting in 1930 at The Empire Marketing Board's film unit, under the direction of John Grierson. In 1949 he joined the British Transport Films unit, which he headed until 1974.

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  • Edgar Anstey OBE (16 February 1907, Watford, Hertfordshire, England – 26 September 1987, London, England), was a leading British documentary film-maker.Anstey was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Birkbeck College. He spent a few years as a civil servant before starting in 1930 at The Empire Marketing Board's film unit, under the direction of John Grierson. In 1949 he joined the British Transport Films unit, which he headed until 1974.
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  • British documentary film-maker
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