Norman Spencer

…town.At the age of nine he was taken to see his first movie at a cinema in Leigh-on-Sea where the family had now moved to - it was a great thrill and he was hooked from that moment  onwards. It c…

Chris Menges

…ontinued his work with helmer Roland Joffe, and Menges won his second -highlight">Oscar in 1986 with the historical drama The Mission. He also shot a television play titled Made in Britai…

Oswald (Ossie) Morris

…1),  The Hill (1965), Oliver! (1968) (nominated for an -highlight">Oscar in 1968) and Goodbye Mr Chips (1969) following in quick succession. Pumpkin Eater (1964) won a…

John Elliot

behp0289-john-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 Informa…

Joan Kemp-Welch

…d).Cynara Robert Gore-Brown. (Vic Oliver; Zena Dare).A Woman of No Importance – -highlight">Oscar Wilde (Athene Seyler; Griffith Jones; Helen Cherry; Gwen Watford).Somerset Maugham Stories (8) series. 1960Th…

Derek Williams

…e from the 1950s until 1990. His films received four BAFTAs and five  -highlight">Oscar nominations (four as director and writer and one as writer only) all in the short documentary classification.…

Madeline Smith

…r horror films The Vampire Lovers (1970), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Tam-Lin (1970), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) and comedy films including Up Pom…

Sue (Susan) Crockford

…dical Community Nursery at Dartmouth Park, North London, which focussed on child-centred learning and gender and social equality, together with two hostels for homeless girls.Her first films began doc…