[…]ry in 1970. And then when in Australia, I joined the union there and I was always active in that. I was in fact for a short time in Australia, and an executive member of what was the Australian theatrical and entertainment union. Then on returning to London, I rejoined and , it was under the old dis[…]
[…]n out of money and then there was trouble. So there's quite a lot of things going on there. Another thing I can remember is er - oh when I was on the Executive Committee there was - I've forgotten the name of the - another one of these sort of cheap-jack producers, and he didn't pay some of our memb[…]
Jan Zilliacus Tape 1 Side ACOPYRIGHT: No use may be made of any interview material without the permission of the BECTU History Project (http://www.historyproject.org.uk/). Copyright of interview material is vested in the BECTU History Project (formerly the ACTT History Project) and the right to publ[…]
[…]eful what you do next. What is this Midnight Cowboy, it sounds very odd. Do be careful. So it was a dreadful 5½ hour trip at the end of which various executives of MGM met us and said you must be awfully tired, we've cancelled the party tonight. Well now I'm hip, I know what that meant.They weren't […]
Sheelagh Reece DRAFT. Tape 1 Side AThis recording was transcribed by funds from the AHRC-funded ‘History of Women in British Film and Television project, 1933-1989’, led by Dr Melanie Bell (Principal Investigator, University of Leeds) and Dr Vicky Ball (Co-Investigator, De Montfort University). (201[…]
[…]n 1951, 40 years ago. What are some of the others now. 'Star of India’. Did you have much to do with Sidney Box during this period, or is he just the Executive Producer?C. D. No, he was very friendly actually. In fact when he left Shepherd's Bush he formed his own Company, London Independent and I h[…]
[…]tadel ?Joan Kemp-Welch: No, he was a, sort of, head of the studios or, manager of the studios.Roy Fowler: Well he probably had some kind of executive position within MGM?Joan Kemp-Welch: Yes this is what I mean, he had, yes, he had.Roy Fowler: The studio was Denham, which - maybe[…]
BECTU History Project - Interview No. 221[Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date:Interview Dates: 8 November 1991 Interviewer: John Legard Interviewee: Teddy Darvas, EditorTape 1 Side A (Side 1)John Legard: Teddy, let us start with your early days. Can you tell us where you were born and who your p[…]
BECTU History Project - Interview No. 219[Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 2003-03-31Interview Date: 1991-10-23Interviewer: Sid ColeInterviewee: Bernard VorhausTape 1, Side 1Sidney Cole: Bernard, Halliwell says you were born in Germany, but I gather that's quite wrong.Bernard Vorhaus: Yes that's […]
