Peter Dimmock

[…]   So in 46, you were a producer/commentator? P:   Well I joined television as an OB, the advertisement was what they called Assistant OB Manager.  Now what that really meant was that you were jack of all trades.  We were producer, presenter, commentator, stage man[…]

Joy Cuff (née Seddon)

[…] can't remember now. Something like that. But I was there and I think it was Peter Mullins, somebody called Peter Mullins, who was an art director or assistant art director and he looked at my work and said again "ooh yes, you're a nice little artist", you know, and we looked at the board to see wha[…]

Derek Williams

[…] 2:17So how do you start off there in 1952? What did you get a job as a trainee with a company? Derek Williams  2:22Yes, I was cutting room assistant dead cutting room assistant for some months. But having shot Hadrian's Wall with a 16 millimetre camera, I was able to shoot as well. So a j[…]

Dennis Kimbley

[…]trong because all the visiting dignitaries to the Kodak factory for one reason or another. And so I managed to wheedle myself into that job became an assistant to the tech. Like we can't think of his Christian name, but his surname was Harris, ron ron Harris, who was the camera man. And Freddie Whit[…]

Jean Anderson

[…]n, not many people remember now, which was a top experimental theatre, it was called then in Cambridge, called the Festival Theatre. I was engaged as assistant stage manager and understudying the leads, going on in many crowd scenes and small parts, and quite a cast. Flora Robson  was the leadi[…]

Richard Levin

[…]adiators and Chelsea wild parties So we moved up country and I took a studio in London in Clairville  Grove in Kensington and I acquired an assistant draughtsman and you know the business grew and flourished. Now this time. I was hawking my portfolio around and Oh god. I know my first offi[…]

Albert Critoph

[…]r less expecting a baby, and this particular morning, there was a music stand actually in the studio. And before she arrived for a session, the first assistant director bought a little a baby set and put it on the music stand, so that when she came in to start a session, she was so surprised. And it[…]

Denis Forman

[…]n them except Edgar and then I got a message at theOfficers' Club in London saying I was to ring MGM, so I rang MGM and Edgar had got me a job assome Assistant Publicity Officer or something. I went along there and got the job starting onMonday, I started on Monday and by 12 o'clock a notice came ro[…]
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