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Chili Bouchier (1909-1999) was a British film actress, after working as a model for Harrods, she won a Daily Mail competition to become a film star. Her films included Shooting Stars (1927), The Return of Carole Deane (1938) and Dead Lucky (1960).NB A list of credits appears as a PDF file below.Chili Bouchier credits

Bryan Forbes  made his film-acting debut in The Small Back Room(1948). He continued as a performer and screenwriter until 1961, when he made his directorial bow in Whistle Down The Wind(1961). He subsequently directed (and sometimes produced and/or wrote) such critical and audience favourites as The L Shaped Room (1962) ,Seance On A Wet Afternoon(1964), King Rat(1965), The Whisperers(1966), The Wrong Box (1966)  The Stepford Wives (1975) and Hopscotch (1980). From 1969 until 1971, he was chief of production/managing director of EMI Studios. Bryan  was married to actresses Constance Smith and Nanette Newman respectively, the latter appearing prominently in many of his films of the 1960s. He was the  father of Emma Forbes (actor & TV presenter) & Sarah Standing (journalist) He was named a Commander of the British Empire in 2004 for his services to the arts.

Full Name: John R. Sloan historyproject.org.uk+1Born: 9 September 1912, Dumfriesshire, Scotland WikipediaDied: 2001, Ayrshire, Scotland WikipediaOccupation: Film Producer historyproject.org.uk+2Wikipedia+2Interview: British Entertainment History Project, Interview Number 324, recorded 5 April 1994. historyproject.org.ukCareer & WorkJohn R. Sloan had a long and varied career in British film and television production, active especially from the late 1940s through to the early 1980s. Wikipedia+1Some of his notable credits include:Brass Monkey (1948) WikipediaCircle of Danger (1951) WikipediaTwist of Fate (1954) (aka Beautiful Stranger) WikipediaPort Afrique (1956) WikipediaKeep It Clean (1956) WikipediaSeven Waves Away (1957) WikipediaThe Safecracker (1958) WikipediaBeyond This Place (1959) WikipediaJohnny Nobody (1961) WikipediaThe Reluctant Saint (1962) WikipediaThe Running Man (1963) WikipediaLost Command (1966) WikipediaTo Sir, with Love (1967) WikipediaFragment of Fear (1970) WikipediaDad’s Army (1971) (film adaptation) Wikipedia+1No Sex Please, We’re British (1973) Wikipedia+1The Odessa File (1974) WikipediaForce 10 from Navarone (1978) WikipediaSignificance & LegacyAs a producer, Sloan worked on a mix of genres: adventure, comedy, drama, and adaptations. This range shows not only versatility but also an ability to align with popular and commercial tastes in mid-20th-century Britain. British Comedy Guide+2Wikipedia+2

Born in South Africa, date “unrevealed” of English parents in the foreign service. Knight without Armour and Caesar and Cleopatra. Showgirl in Robert Nesbitt shows. Trained as Hairdresser and by chance was given an opportunity at Pinewood. Accepted into NATTKE and became head on many important productions, including Barry Lyndon, Man for All Seasons, Anne of the Thousand Days. BEHP 0319 S Helene Bevan synopsisBorn in South Africa, date “unrevealed” of English parents in the foreign service. Crowd [unreadable] Knight without Armour and Caesar and Cleopatra. Showgirl in Robert Nesbitt shows. Trained as Hairdresser and by chance was given an opportunity at Pinewood. Accepted into NATTKE and became head on many important productions, including Barry Lyndon, Man for All Seasons, Anne of the Thousand Days.END  

Dennis spent his working life with Kodak UK in Sales he became Sales Director, and then Motion Pictures Director. He was a considerable industry figure with many honorary positions, including with BKSTS and the Cinema & Television Veterans.