[…]there, that was the reason IthinkRoy Fowler: Those first two pictures with Val, anything to say about them. You say theywere musicals, were they both Arthur AskeyMaurice Carter: No, it was mainly Jean Kent. She was the chief artist in that. I rememberI didn't have much faith in them I must sayRoy Fo[…]
DICKIE BEST Tape 1 of 115th July 1987.Interview of Richard Best, editor, interviewer Arthur Graham.Copyright of this recording is vested in the ACTT History Project.SIDE 1, TAPE 1AG: Richard, where and when were you born.DB: I was born in Hull in 1916 and brought down to London at an earlyage, about[…]
[…]olf etc. His agent was Joe Collins (father of Joan and Jackie) who had power of attorney [as he was a minor].Hadn’t read the William Books (preferred Arthur Ransome), went for audition with c 1000 others,narrowed down to c12 for screen test at Southall Studios for United Artists with Val Guest for J[…]
[…]ed to like listening to dance bands, Henry Hall and that bit. But my favourite one, I think, was one that Richard Murdoch and Kenneth… em, Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch, Stinker Murdoch was in called Bandwagon. And that… I forget what day of the week it was on. There was Ba[…]
[…]yman boots on and everything and I remember one afternoon he strode onto the floor in a very high rage and wanted to see the director when Leslie and Arthur Arliss eventually arrived. He said then what the hell's is I've made is at seven o'clock this morning. And I'm still not being used and it's no[…]
[…] school. 1959 was World Refugee Year. My mother persuaded J. Arthur Rank to agree that main fundraising event would be […]
[…]f their pictures.7Yes, yes.And David Lean was the editor and, and Jimmy Wilson was a cameraman.Mm, mm.And Jimmy Carter was the, he was the assistant, Arthur Graham was the operator.And Jimmy Carter and I got on very well and then we’d gone to meet his, gone to seehis sister one night because actuall[…]
