Tilly Day

[…]ways used me for hands.Sidney Cole: This is even after Walthamstow?Tilly Day: Oh yes, yes, yes.Sidney Cole: ...that you're still doing commercials? Yes.Tilly Day: And Dorothy... very round, smiling face... Dorothy...Sidney Cole: Oh, I can... I know who you mean, but I can't […]

Philip Leacock

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 25[Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 2003-01-24Interview Date: 1987-10-28Interviewers: Stephen PeetInterviewee: Philip LeacockTape 1, Side 1Stephen Peet: Ah, here we are, 28th October 1987. Name of interviewee, Philip Leacock, interviewed by Stephen Peet. The […]

Bill Mason

Copyright ACTT History Project, Bill Mason, film director, film producer, recorded on 4th October 1987, interviewer Alan LawsonAL: Where were you born.BM: I was born in Edgebaston, which is the snob part of Birmingham on 9th November 1915 .AL : What kind of schooling did you receive.BM: I went to on[…]

Alan Lawson

[…]th and whom I was very fond of has disappearing unfortunately.Arthur Graham: Moving onto another field altogether. Have you ever worked on film or tV commercials.Alan Lawson: I've worked on a film commercials but they were advertising film but this was in 1929 and they were made by the Morgan Film S[…]

Eric Cross

[…]vey his ideas to you. Some of the early ones who directed quota quickies left a lot to be desired sometimes!Arthur Graham: Have you ever worked on TV commercials or cinema advertisements?Eric Cross: Yes in the very early days I was on three or four. One cat food I remember when the cats wouldn't loo[…]
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