Born Harold Macfarlane Anstey in Watford, England. One of the young filmmakers organized by John Grierson to form the British documentary movement in 1929. He was with the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit (1930-34), then organized the Shell Film Unit. In 1935 he became production director of "The March of Time" in London, then foreign editor of "The March of Time" in New York. During WW II he produced many documentary films for the British government, then organized British Transport Films (1949) and became chairman of the British Film Academy (1956), president of the International Scientific Film Association (1959-62), governor of the British Film Institute (1964), and chairman of the Society of Film and Television Arts (1967). He was film critic for The Spectator (1941-46) and for the BBC (1946-49). Author: The Development of Film Technique in Britain (1948).  Nominated for Documentary (Short Subjects) 1963: THIRTY MILLION LETTERS - Producer  Nominated for Short Subjects (Live Action Subjects) 1965: SNOW - Producer  Short Subjects (Live Action Subjects) 1966: WILD WINGS - Producer 3 nominations, 1 Award