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[…]. The Bell Laboratories later took him on when he was about in 1935 or so, after a lot of newspaper fuss about the originator of sound pictures being living in poverty. Well, they may have done. They gave him a banquet. I think Stanley Watkins 1:17:53 you see 1929 I came o[…]
[…]wledgeable, technical; Ken Adams, “a thinker”, philosophical. TAS prefers to work with someone like Peter Murton. “Death on the Nile”, Peter Murton’s best film.36:30 - […]
[…]at the time; got a job at the warehouse in Ruislip; within ten years worked within the motion pictures division and this is where his interest in the film industry began; worked with Brian Pritchard at this time; told Dennis Kimberly (his boss in motion pictures) that he wanted to mainly work behind[…]
Maurice Leonard interview 14th October 2013 Maurice Thorogood interviewerJohn Harwood History Unit CameraHow did you get into television?Canadian temp said to him would you like to write scripts for Granada TV. Interviewed by Granada TV go on short list. got job after n[…]
[…]on and Frank Searle. Sebastian Cabot in car when Don Stannard killed. Identifying body after death. Dial Close studio.14.30Old houses used by Hammer. Living in studio buildings. Oakley Court’s French owner. Filming at Oakley Court. 30,000 duffel coats brought down ceiling at Down Place. Development […]