Cradle of Genius

Cradle of Genius is a 1961 Irish short documentary film directed by Paul Rotha on the history of the Abbey Theatre.^[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[3]^[4]

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^ "Ingenious film-maker and tireless advocate of the Irish film industry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ O'Brien, Harvey (2004). The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film. Manchester University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7190-6907-9.
^ "NY Times: Cradle of Genius". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
^ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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v t e Films directed by Paul Rotha
Documentaries	The Face of Britain (1935) The Fourth Estate (1940) World of Plenty (1943) The World Is Rich (1947) Cradle of Genius (1961)
Drama films	No Resting Place (1951) Cat & Mouse (1958) The Silent Raid (1962)