John Berger (1926-2017), by Eamonn McCabe, 1999
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John Berger (1926-2017), by Eamonn McCabe, 1999
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Berger, John Peter (1926–2017), art critic, novelist, and film-maker, was born at 1 Filey Avenue, Clapton, London, on 5 November 1926, the elder son of Stanley Joseph Docking Berger (1893–1976), secretary of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants, and his wife ...
Hetherington, Timothy Alastair Telemachus [Tim] (1970–2011), photographer and filmmaker, was born on 5 December 1970 in Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Liverpool, the younger son and youngest of three children of (William) Alastair Hetherington, chartered accountant, and his wife, Judith Mary, née Gillett, lawyer. At the time of his birth registration the family lived at ...
Jones, David Vaughan [known as Dai Vaughan] (1933–2012), film editor and author, was born on 6 September 1933 at St George's Nursing Home, Anlaby Road, Kingston upon Hull, the son of Ernest Vaughan Jones, marine engineer, and his wife, Dora Susan, née...
Kewley, Vanya Sarah (1937–2012), journalist and documentary film-maker, was born in Calcutta, India, on 8 November 1937, the daughter of Coleman Kewley (1910–1976), a chartered accountant, and his French wife. During her childhood, she was influenced by her father's interest in Asia, particularly ...
Ormond, John [formerly John Ormond Thomas] (1923–1990), poet and film-maker, was born on 3 April 1923 at 2 Bridge Terrace, Dunvant, Swansea, the only child of Arthur Thomas (1892–1950), shoemaker, and his wife, Elsie (1894–1965). He was educated at Dunvant elementary school...
Reville, Alma Lucy [married name Hitchcock] (1899–1982), film editor and script writer, was born at 69 Caroline Street, Nottingham, on 14 August 1899, the second daughter of Matthew Edward Reville (1864–1928), lace warehouseman, and his wife, Lucy, née Owen...
Margaret Tait (1918–1999)
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Tait [married name Pirie], Margaret Caroline (1918–1999), film-maker and poet, was born at 29 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, on 11 November 1918, the daughter of Mary, née Isbister (1883–1964) and her husband, Charles William Tait (1883–1967), an agricultural merchant. She attended primary school in ...
Whitehead, Peter Lorrimer (1937–2019), film-maker, writer, and falconer, was born on 8 January 1937 at Liverpool Maternity Hospital, the only child of William Whitehead (1903–1948), gas fitter, and his wife Zenia Madge, née Sutherland (1905–1996), factory worker, who had married in ...
Winner, (Robert) Michael (1935–2013), film-maker and food critic, was born on 30 October 1935 at 40 Belsize Grove, Hampstead, London, the only child of George Joseph Winner (1907–1972), businessman, and his wife, Helen, née Zlota (1906–1984), who was born in Praszka, Poland. His paternal grandfather was a Russian Jew who became a naturalized British citizen in 1910 and set up a successful clothing business. ...