John Turner
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Interview no: 421
Interview date(s): 9 October 1997
Interviewer(s): Alan Lawson
Production Media: audio
Duration (mins): 100
Interview date(s): 9 October 1997
Interviewer(s): Alan Lawson
Production Media: audio
Duration (mins): 100
BIOGRAPhY:
1915 -
1930s - Gaumont British newsreel cameraman
1940s - War correspondent - Naval correspondent, HMS Valient, HMAS Australia. Sinking of HMS Barham (filmed by Turner). In India with Mountbatten around period of independence and Punjab riots.
1950s - 1951 Royal Tour of Canada. Royal rota cameraman, filming the Royal Family, and the Coronation.
1960s - Production manager Pathe, then documentary producer
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