[…]as asked to stay in the army after the war but went back to studying architecture; JB talks about his tank regiment; JB had always been interested in films so approached a costume designer his uncle knew, who then introduced him to designer John Brown; JB was then sent to Edward Carrick, supervising[…]
Harry Manley (HM)Laboratories (Colour Film Services)BECTU 383Interviewers: John Legard (JL) & Dave Robson (DR)Date: 10/06/19962 Tapes Side 100:00:00 – 00:18:08 Background and early life in Birkenhead; started at Birkenhead School in 1945 and left at sixteen; wanted a career as a customs off[…]
[…]know that!Jim Shields: Yes - no, no, I just this second started it, Maurice.Maurice Askew: Well I started in the industry in 1938, with The Religious Film Society.Jim Shields: Ah hmm... and they're tied up with J.W. then were they?Maurice Askew: No.Jim Shields: They were a separate entity...Maurice […]
[…]chool?Jim Gorrie 1:35 No, I was never a sports whenever interested in sport to any great degree. I did play a bit but not not wasn't. The film, always film in the cinema attracted me. We used to have a cinema in Uxbridge with four cinemas Actually, I should say. And the Regal was the one[…]
[…]suggested to me one day, why don't you get on your bike and go up to Pinewood Studios and see if you can get it up there. If you're interested in the film industry. Okay, I'll try that. jumped on my bike, rode up there and always remember the guy on the gate. That because they will dress beautifully[…]
