[…]father. For example what was his profession? What did he think about all this?MD: He went along with it. My Father had not been long out of the First World War. He had been in the trenches with his brothers. He went through a large part of the war in France with two brothers. They looked after each […]
[…]er, I think I probably did with that ballet, but I don’t think I came up to her expectations as a choreographer because I then really left the ballet world. When I was about 18 I left the ballet world and went into the commercial world more. And it is very difficult to do both. I think they can nowa[…]
[…]ll done, the rest of the guys would turn up at five minutes to the programme, push up the faders and it would all be fine. No, it was a kind of magic world to live in and that attitude of having a Union level of manning was kind of core to how ITV was at the time and, later on in my career when I st[…]
[…]ut your family background and early life?Larry Allen: Well as far as I can remember, you know, I can remember the soldiers coming back from the First World War and taking the puttees off for one other relation. I was sat on the floor, you know. But to go back to my beginnings, I suppose it all start[…]
[…]ite famous for photographing these lovely girls. And the Daily Mirror approach approached him and said that they were running the first international world beauty competition. They were looking for the most beautiful girl in the world. And the competition was already underway. And they asked him if […]
[…] was the only placethat had windows, there were no other windows in the studio, except in the offices.And Roy Fowler: Well it was a very hierarchical worldAnd Maurice Carter: Sure wasRoy Fowler: The way pictures went through, the process, there is the writing section, howearly was the liaison betwee[…]
[…]e operators or the cameraman? I worked for. As I said, for the library, I worked for standard Rob wall who was a very odd caravan he'd been round the world for the Prince of Wales on the repulsor. And the Prince of Wales did his world tour. And he actually was very, very Navy, I had to buy a hat to […]
[…]ships, because I found that the the New Zealand Film Unit was needing people for a film which was showing how people could come from all parts of the world to New Zealand, and within one day of their arrival, get to anywhere of the beauty and tourist spots. And they have this promotional film for it[…]
[…]; My family yes - a - well my father was -a- a musical comedian, yes, he was a musical comedian and he - he er - got his first break during the First World War. He was in the First World War; he was badly injured in one of the battles of the Somme and er - I’ve got this photograph from which - black[…]
