[…]the American side as well. And the reason we can't get our comedy over in America is our films really never popular in America, our comedies, I think George Formby was reasonably popular in Canada and whatnot, but our comedies were never acceptable across the whole length and breadth of America, whe[…]
[…]p;land - opposite the Garrick Club, and I used to see my great idols of the theatre, and I used to spend sixpence to go up in the "gods" and applaud. George Alexander, Lewis Waller: all these people who meant everything in my life at that impressionable age. And I got twelve-and-six a week for that.[…]
[…]of the sound department who in the union. One lunchtime I remember we had a meeting with both Anthony Asquith who was the president in those days and George Elvin and they both addressed us and the late Percy Dayton who was microphone operator he was elected as shop steward. I remember I was his dep[…]
[…]t was a remarkable character that we'd met in London, who had been the he was a very fine looking man had been the model for the official portrait by George Lambert of Australian light horsemen. And we'd got to know him quite well in in, in London, and he was out the main contact, he's always kept i[…]
[…] higher places and why on earth leave now? Silly time! George also (George Carey my business partner) was doing very […]
[…] sure about that. And I said ‘Listen if I’d chosen George Oney [ph 05:58] who’s only got twelve extant paintings […]
[…] actors and some were just - nothing, but became directors. George King, he had no experience of anything but he became […]
[…] about two years with them, the Sound Chief of Gaumont, George Gunn, he asked me if I would care to […]
[…] Anthony Asquith who was the president in those days and George Elvin and they both addressed us and the late […]
[…]ay after play. Right up to now. DB: Yup. Yes, yes, yes. I mean you were last on the stage last year I think. GG: I was. At The National. St George and the Dragon. [Laughs] DB: Which were you! [laughs] GG: I was of course the old man. I was George’s best friend! Father figures. I […]
