[…]at school and Keeble College were you a greatmovie goer? You had an interest in films then or did that come later? Norman Swallow: No, I had an interest in films&nbs[…]
This 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). (2015).BECTU History ProjectInterview […]
[…]d in Margate until the war; as a child DW would got to the cinema every week; very little of his early life had anything to do with his career in the film industry, when he left the army in 1947 he knew he didn’t want to work in an office; Southern Rail had a small film unit for training under Water[…]
[…]with ACT?A Through Ralph. Ralph knew Grierson and we spent any free time we had was at the cinema and Ralph had a book where he had a review of every film and he got to know Grierson even while he was working at the party headquarters.Q Was he then reviewing films for the Daily Worker or...A He[…]
[…] by funds from the AHRC-funded ‘History of Women in British Film and Television project, 1933-1989’, led by Dr Melanie Bell […]
[…] a long time before I mean recognizing people in the film has made them an idea that was just as […]
[…]chool. Of which the most famous old boy was William Friese Green. So I was off to a good start. Then inference is correct.BG Where did you first love filmsCY My dad he used to take us through the pictures and when he got home he'd have mini quizzes I think know little puzzles and quiz questions base[…]
[…]1926 19. And I actually did a programme once the cinema the you know, the festival did our kinda festival the British cinematographers and I ran some films there. And I found myself standing on this stage and thinking about stuff. You know, I was born almost where I'm standing now talking to people […]
[…]troduce myself my name is Nigel ArthurCL: My name is Cornel Arthur (laughs)NA: We’ve met before. I’m the curator of the stills library at the British Film Institute. Cornel you’re a world renowned stills photographer, so obviously there’s an affinity between us. I wondered if we could go right back […]