…war years at Alexandra Palace, and his meeting with Phil Dorte (Head of OBs and Film) and early days of television newsreel.His first meeting with Mr Kirk, Head of BBC Research Dept., the trip to the …
Married to R K (Rod) Neilson-Baxter (1909-1978), documentary film-makerBIOGRAPHY: Kay Mander entered the British film industry in 1935 as a ‘continuity girl’ at London Films and in 1937 she became the…
…ar, having passed he then got himself an assistant editor's job: with The Crown Film Unit in the Beaconsfield studios.He worked to Bill Freeman, working on World in Action also did research …
…hn-elliot-cvJohn Elliot – cv and redacted follow-up letter.1947-49. Documentary film directory (Greenpark Productions – work includes Village in the Wheatfield for Central Office of Information. Edinb…
… He died on May 8, 1999 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK.He began work in the film industry under the name John Goldman in 1928, changing his name by deed poll to John Monck in 1938. Beh…
…r Columbia British, In 1950 he became the General Manager of International Film Distributors, but by 1953 TV had killed their business. So, he went back to Columbia. The Man for all Seasons;…
Yes please. So I see every film that Sammy Davis was ever in, I listen to every disc he'd ever cut, I rang all around London, the people, he'd ever worked with - oh he's bastard to work with, you won'…
Was an assistant to Denis Segaller, then worked with Sarah Erulkar. Transport Film Unit offered him a job as a Junior Director, but Shell made a counter offer of Senior Director, which he took. He tal…
…ffith was a popular character actor and writer, historian and documentary film-maker.Born in Tenby in Wales in October 1921, he was educated locally and had a flair for the English language that…