Flaherty

[ fla-er-tee, flah- ]

/ ˈflæ ər ti, ˈflɑ- /

Robert Joseph,1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.

Example sentences from the Web for flaherty

On April 3, Flaherty and 40 other band members traveled to Boston along with a contingent of other New York firefighters.

Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy |Michael Daly |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Flaherty told him that he had stopped by that same firehouse just before leaving.

Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy |Michael Daly |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the news accounts following the fire, Flaherty read that Kennedy had served with the Marines in Iraq.

Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy |Michael Daly |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Boston firefighter took a grey BFD sweatshirt from a locker and presented it to Flaherty.

Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy |Michael Daly |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Flaherty called an FDNY lieutenant who was still up in Boston.

Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy |Michael Daly |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Twud be a shame to lave ye get away with all ye won,' says Flaherty. ''

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen |Finley Peter Dunne
Both Hicks and Flaherty had grown old in the towboat service and the rules of the road rested lightly on their sordid souls.

Captain Scraggs |Peter B. Kyne
Now Gard knew that Flaherty had grown up in the little town of Royerton.

Uncle Sam Detective |William Atherton Du Puy
He was reachin' out f'r th' money, whin Flaherty put his hands over it.

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen |Finley Peter Dunne
So when he came in, he told her about Flaherty having disappeared.

Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First Series |Lady Gregory

Flaherty

/ (ˈflæhətɪ) /

Robert (Joseph). 1884–1951, US film director, a pioneer of documentary film; his work includes Nanook of the North (1922) and Elephant Boy (1935)