[…]uite wrong.Bernard Vorhaus: Yes that's quite wrong! I was born in America, in New York City, on December 25th 1904, in the typical little brownstone, of which there were many rows at that time. I went to school in New York and then to university at Harvard, which is near Boston. And my father, who h[…]
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Roy Parkinson: BECTU Interview Part 1The copyright of this recording and transcript is vested in the BECTU History Project. Roy Parkinson was interviewed by Sid Cole in 1987.1. On his father H.B. ParkinsonRP: I was born in Surbiton, 22nd January 1916, and my father at that time was a cinema manager.[…]
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[…]
[…]n Oakley St., Kennington not very far according to one report from where Charlie Chaplin was born. If the wind was favourable it was within the sound of Bow Bells, so I suppose I could call (myself a Cockney. That was 31st October 1903.AL: What schooling did you receive?SC: I had ordinary primary sc[…]