[…]attes were very successful but the film wasn’t; as an operator SS worked with David Lean in Spain for a brief period; SS enjoyed working with Michael Powell on Black Narcissus and they later became friends; SS summarises his career and satisfaction with his work.[END]
[…] television business. Show business goes on. Television has to change its schedules when something happens.Well in 1963, I was very pleased to get an award. It’s now called BAFTA, but in those days it was called SAFTA.NS: The Guild of television Producers and Directors. This became the Society and F[…]
[…]as myself. He was a specialist. He had a commercial studio in London and he became very very well known as a commercial still life painter. That is before the days of photography.R. F. What was the year of your birth?C. D. 1906.R. F. We had better have the exact date for the record.C. D. The 2nd of […]
[…]ia as a seven-year-old and worked his way through college and law school, had developed quite an impressive law firm in New York and was very anxious for me to get into the firm. And I was anxious to get into motion pictures! My eldest sister had written quite a few original stories for films. At th[…]
[…]did all the work. And I say random or we'll see her that age, taking complete control of these unruly girls. She was mounters. That was invitation to award. And that's where I first got to know Douglas Fairbanks could not leave it on film, but he was came down that time. And then I used to get hired[…]
[…]use it was free. There he learnt to become very good at gymnastics and it appears, I don’t know, from what I was told by my father; a circus performer, I suppose he was on the lookout for youngsters, saw him and was taken with his ability and signed him up to go the circus. And he was on[…]
[…]m and Television project, 1933-1989’, led by Dr Melanie Bell (Principal Investigator, University of Leeds) and Dr Vicky Ball (Co-Investigator, De Montfort University). (2015).BECTU History Project Interview no: 202 Interviewee: Elisabeth Furse Interviewer: Roy FowlerNo of tapes 2 Duration: 163:02NB:[…]
[…]land and that’s where I gotmy first job, at Gainsborough Studios, as studio manager’s secretary.1: You just sort of went there and, you know, applied for a job and...?Yes. I was looking for a job and I saw the Gainsborough lady on the roof. I had just seen James Mason in The Wicked Lady, so I w[…]
