Ron Moody

[…]lots of the satirists are Irish. The English satirists are Irish because they come from an alien society, and they bring their Gallic wit to England, Oscar Wilde Bernard Shaw, who wrote Gulliver's Travels, all Irish men of great intellect and perception, yeah. Trinity, college, Governor, I think he […]

Michael Colomb

[…]d the right thing, we went through the parent company Chiswick . And got an audience with the chief, the managing director, who was the chief chemist Oscar Newty?? who was on the board of precision reinforced mouldings at Radlett. And he convened a meeting right away and rapped the managing director[…]

Christopher Miles

[…] successful attempt at getting into the business, which actually did work was the home  movie that went on circuit, which was my short film that Oscar nominated Six Sided Triangle in which Sara played six different actresses, and we spoofed the filmmaking techniques of the styles of six differe[…]

John Brabourne (Knatchbull)

[…]ed better dogs. It's best as a successful finish. And wonderful film and all that. I mean, I laughed all I read, I read enjoyed it. And I do have the Oscars this year that somebody will get something out of it. There are quite a few domination. But that's good for the bit for the business campaign. […]

Gerry Weinbren

[…]ed at the list of films being made here how many really art directors film or designers films. Not many. No. No. And you know it's sad. It's like the Oscars. How can room with a view get the design award which was all made on location. You know and yet by the same token there were films being made w[…]

Gerry Anstiss

[…] was one of the best ones.Without doubt most of the old style cameramen  if you worked on the David Lean picture  you were due  for an Oscar. That's what they used to say. You know, let'sAlan Lawson  38:45  get demand redundancy pay at the end. Yes. Yes. Yeah.Gerry Anstiss &[…]

Carmen Dillon

[…]me about Hamlet because I was very friendly, and very fond of the cameraman on that - Desmond Dickinson.Carmen Dillon: Oh yes.Sidney Cole: Who got an Oscar for that.Carmen Dillon: Yes I know. We loved Desmond. He was lovely, yes.Sidney Cole: Absolutely lovely.Carmen Dillon: Wicked. Very wicked.Sidne[…]

Alice (Queenie) Turner

[…]was called.Yes, yes.It was opposite the cinema offices?That’s it, opposite British Lion.Y es.Who were the cameramen in during the war years for Pathé?Oscar Bovill.Y es.Jock Gemmell, Terry Ashwood. [Pause] Frank Bassill.Ken Gordon?Ken, Ken Gordon, oh yes, old Ken, a friend of mine, yes.Yes. [Laughter[…]
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