Frank Godwin

…mes across as a rather dry, slightly old-fashioned character. There is a lot on film finance practices on SidesSIDE ONEFamily background. Born 23rd June 1917 at City of London Maternity hospital …

John M East (Baker)

…ndson of actor  John Marlborough East (1860–1924) a British stage and film actor. He was a founder of the Neptune Studios in Borehamwood,[2] which is today the site …

Philip Donnellan

 "Without the BBC I might never have made films; but without the working people of Britain I would certainly not have known what to make them about"Philip Donnellan was an English documentary fil…

Richard Attenborough

…CBE, Kt. (29 August 1923 â€“ 24 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, film producer, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic A…

Ann Turner

Graduated 1950. Worked on African Queen film wardrobe. Art school Guildford.

Alexander Faris

…ptember 2015) was a Northern Irish composer, conductor and writer whose work in film and especially television made him a household name in the UK. He is best remembered for his scene-setting themes t…

Alan Hume

…ar Island, directed by Don Sharp, [Interview No 304] then after that some other films until John Glen [Interview 747] asked him to go on to For Your Eyes Only, then Octopussy. After those he went to w…

Charlotte Jennings

…behp0173-charlotte-jennings-summaryBorn 1935, Blackheath. Father working at GPO Film Unit studios. Evacuated with mother and sister Mary Lou to the USA, sponsored by wealthy Great Aunt who sent both c…

Victim: Brave and Bitter

  It’s not often that a film or TV programme has a direct, measurable political impact, and perhaps today, with […]

Ron Ford

…he mines at the end of the war. Part time job making camera mounts; wrote to 48 film studios, and offered a job at Nettlefold Studios maintaining cameras and editing equipment. Ernest Roy was the Mana…