Never Knowingly Overdressed
This picture from 1958 was entitled “Probably the most widely seen eye in the world.” The eye belonged to the Mayor of Chelsea’s mace bearer and featured in posters and publicity for Michael Powell’s ill-fated film Peeping Tom, which more or less ended the director’s UK career. The photo is Continue Reading
I’ve been meaning to write a post on Christabel Leighton-Porter (1913-2000) for some time. Like Pamela Green, she became a life model in her late teens alongside a modest career in the theatre. She entered the occasional beauty contest, once winning the title of “Venus of Kent”. She was photographed Continue Reading
A couple more pictures of Desiree. The second one, by John Bignell and taken in 1955 with St Paul’s in the background, is absolutely fantastic.
Back in 2012, I wrote a post about Stanley Long (1933-2012) that mentioned Desiree and Pierre. Here’s another picture of that double act. Besides Beauty and the Beast, Desiree was well known for such acts as Devil and the Virgin and Apache. Often billed as Mille Desiree or Delicious Desiree, Continue Reading
Released: 1960 by Michael Powell Theatre Produced by: Michael Powell Screenplay: Leo Marks Starring: Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Moira Shearer, Esmond Knight, Shirley Anne Field, Jack Watson, Nigel Davenport, Martin Miller, Miles Malleson, Pamela Green, Susan Travers, Bartlett Mullins, Michael Powell Music: Brian Easdale and Wally Stott Directed by: Michael Powell Until very recently, Continue Reading
Meeting Michael Powell The day that Michael Powell walked into the Photographic Exhibition, at our studios in London’s Soho and came face to face with an enormous picture of me, was the day that was to colour the rest of my life. Michael Powell turned to his Art Director and Continue Reading
