Charles Bennett

[…]Bennett's business partner Stuart Birnbaum. Tape 1, Side 1Arnold Schwartzman : Charles, where and when were you born?Charles Bennett : I can't remember when I was born - I know when I was born and where, but I don't remember it. Yes, it was August 2nd 1899. Queen Victoria was on the throne - I […]

Peter Dimmock

[…]Orr-Ewing who had been a Wing Commander in radar during the war, and some faceless wonder from the appointments department of the BBC, I can’t even remember who it was, I think it might have been Jack Nott but I can’t remember.  Anyway, there were two vacancies and I think there were about seve[…]

A A 'Alf' Tunwell

[…]iew Date: 1963-10-31Interviewer: Ralph BondInterviewee: Alf TunwellTape 1, Side 1Ralph Bond: This is a recorded tape interview with Alf Tunwell. ACTT member of very long standing, and pioneer in the newsreel section of the British film industry. Alf, during your, almost a lifetime in this industry, […]

Sheila Collins

[…]y really in Carshalton which was not very far away from where I lived, and while I was a couple of years older than he was at the time, I certainly remember a lot of the little incidents like picking up the bits of shrapnel.You didn’t know John at that time?No, no. Well, he’d have been too young for[…]

Bessie Bond (née Span)

[…]llow countrymen and women were very prominent. Did Grierson have many connections withthe union? I can’t ...A He wasn’t a member. He was made an Honorary Member, he was never a member.Q What was the reason for this?A I have no idea because he is not anti-trade union, you know, John his brother […]

Gerry Morrisey

[…]y town called Galbally, G-A-L- B- A- double L-Y. My dad was a trade unionist, and not a trade union official, but he worked in Creamery, and he was a member, an active rep for the Irish Transport and General Workers Union. And my mother was a publican, but during one of the many recessions we had in[…]

Joe McGrath

[…]d out that ABC Teddington were looking for - er - trainee directors - and I went along there to one of their boards like Brian Tesler and - I can’t remember the rest of the people at the board but anyway - I faced the board - went on holiday with my wife, we were away for three weeks - came back - c[…]

Michael Aldridge

[…]cal department. Then, in my later times, I suppose I worked with a cameraman at Ealing called Jimmy Court, Jimmy Balfour. Those are the ones that I remember that took pity on a young technician and helped. Although every cameraman I worked with, I didn't have any problems with. I think because they'[…]

Richard Marden

[…]more road Bromley Kent,Richard Marden  4:04  and another one that was called the Laurel film services somewhere in Cranford, I think if I remember right there, I heard it. somewhere. From we're about about seven, I met up with my oldest friend who been assessing, John knows you may  G[…]
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