Founder of Imperial Film Productions Ltd and Mérindol Films Ltd. Founder and former owner of The Brighton Film School.
Professional memberships include: BAFTA, European Film Academy, Fellow of the BKSTS, Director's Guild of GB, Writers' Guild of GB.
Employments included Associated British-Pathé Ltd, Rank Advertising Ltd, Rank Film Distributors Ltd (Overseas Division), BFPA (now PACT)
Education included:
Drama at the Cardiff College of Music and Drama (now the Royal Welsh)
Film at the London Film School.
Studied Chartered Accountancy with Peat Marwick (now KPMG) and Cost and Management Accountancy whilst with Ranks and became a member of the (then) Guild of Film Production Accountants.
Unique traits: Talent spotter and enabler.
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest Action ⋄ Biography ⋄ Historical ⋄ Thriller ⋄ War The amazing but true story about this Wigan opera singer turned spy. Margery sang before Hitler who filled her dressing room with dozens of roses, not realising that she had top secret papers concealed in her knickers. Now totally trusted by the leading Nazis she was even allowed to sing to British PoWs where she made many useful contacts, especially with another MI9 operative John Brown, eventually giving evidence against SS officers at the Old Bailey after the war. Details at www.MargeryBooth.com and on IMDb
Felllowship of the BKS
(2004)