Harry Watt

Raymond Egerton Harry Watt 18 October 1906 2 April 1987 was a Scottish documentary and feature film director who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival He was born in Edinburgh the son of the Scottish Liberal MP Harry Watt He studied at Edinburgh University but failed to complete his degree He enlisted in the Merchant Navy and worked in a number of industrial jobs