Kinematograph year book (1944)

240 The Kinematograph Year Book, of the North-Westeni Branch of the C.E.A. After 21 years' membership of City Council, Lord Mayor of the City of Liverpool, 1942-43. Club : Lyceum. Addresses: Arran, Downhills Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool ; and 17, North John Street, Liverpool. Phones: Great Crosby 2202 and Central 5836. Joseph Friedman n. Managing director, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Ltd., director of Columbia Pictures (Export), Ltd., director of Columbia (British) Productions, Ltd., director of Columbia Film A.B., Stockholm, director of Columbia Films S.A., Paris, director of Columbia Films S.A., Spain, and director of Columbia Films A/S, Copenhagen. Address : 139, Wardour Street, W.i. Phone: Gerrard 432i. Kenneth Friese Greene. Born 1899, second son of Willian Friese Greene, inventor of kinematography. Joined industry on technical side 19 19 and became cameraman for Friese Greene Colour Films, Ltd. Formed his own equipment company in 1925, and has completed over 300 major kineme contracts. Originator of the " All-in " system with offices in London, Newcastle and Sheffield. Club: Reform, Sheffield. Address: Talagi, 50, Whirlow Lane, Eccleshall, Sheffield n. W. R. Fuller. A Barrister-at-Law, who succeeded W. Gavazzi King, the first General Secretary of the C.E.A., in 1925. He has been associated since that date, and before, with every important Trade movement and development, and has been responsible for the preparation of much material which has found its way into legislation for the better regulation of the Trade. Address: 127, Wardour Street, W.i. Phone: Gerrard 731 1. B. T„ S. Gamble. Apprenticed to electrical engineering with B.T.-H. at Rugby ; served successively with the English Electric Company and with Courtalds, Ltd., Coventry. In January 1927 joined Micklewright, Ltd., as manager, and in July 1935 became associated with F. H. Pride, Ltd., the well-known lighting specialists, as director of switchgear department. Member of the Society of Illuminating Engineers and of the B.K.S. Address : 69-81, High Street .Clapham, S.W.4. Phone : Macaulay 2281. W. F. Garling. Born 1903. First associated with the development of talking picture apparatus in January 1927, in the laboratories of the General Electric Company, Schenectady. Joined the engineering department of RCA, N.Y., April 1928. Transferred to RCA Photophone, Ltd., London, October 1929. Appointed chief of reproducer engineering, June 1930 ; in May 1935, appointed manager of the engineering and service department. S.M.P.E., B.K.S. , B.F.I. AMresses : 235, Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, North Harrow ; and 20, Blythwood Road, Pinner. Phones: Pinner 5643-4, and Pinner 5447. William J. Gell, C.B.E. First joined the Gaumont Company in 1910, in which Company he occupied various positions until appointed Joint General Manager in 1922. In March, 1928, elected to the Board of Directors, to the Gaumont Company as Joint Managing Director, becoming sole Managing Director in March, 1929. In September, 1933, he resigned his position with the Gaumont Company and also the seat he held on the boards of the following companies: — British Acoustic Films, Ltd. ; International Acoustic Films, Ltd. ; Gainsborough Pictures (1928), Ltd. ; Film Clearing Houses. Ltd. and Denman Picture Houses, Ltd. From 1933-1943 Managing Director of Pathe Pictures, Ltd., and on the Board of British Instructional Films, Ltd., and Pathe Equipment, Ltd. In 1939 New Year's Honours was awarded the C.B.E. Club : R.A.C. Addresses : 19, Park Lodge, St. John's Wood Park, N.W.8 ; and Scarlet Oaks, Camberley. Surrey. Phone : Primrose 4990. Harold S. Gent. Born 1892. Educated Wesley College and King Edward VII School, Sheffield. Articled to a Chartered Accountant, but before completion of Articles joined the 12th (Sheffield) Bn. York & Lancaster Reg., gazetted to the South Staffs. Regt. Saw active service in Gallipoli, Egypt, France ; on demobilisation went into the furnishing business until 1926 when renting had a call. Been actively associated with the Coliseum, Spital Hill, Sheffield, since 1913. Elected to the Sheffield City Council November 1935 and re-elected unopposed, 1938. Chairman, Sheffield & District Branch C.E.A. , 1938-42. Address: 12, Kenbourne Road, Sheffield, 7. Phone : Sharrow 51456. Aveling Ginever. Born 1898. Educated at Harrow. Formerly journalist. Entered . Industry 1928, with British Talking Pictures, Ltd. Founded own production company, Gee Films, Ltd., 1931. Writer, director, producer. Produced many documentary, religious, and educational subjects. Managing director Gee Films, Ltd., Liveryman, Stationers' Company. Club : Junior Constitutional. Address : Riverdene, Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey. Phone : Walton-onThames 2284. Edward Godal. Born 1889. Educated at Goldsmiths' College, University of London. Entered film industry 1916. Purchased the old-established British and Colonial Kinematograph Co., Ltd., with studios at Walthamstow, in 191 8, of which he became Chairman and Managing Director later. Now Chairman and Managing Director of British Fine Arts Pictures, Ltd. He is also Managing Director of Mobile Cinema Services, Ltd., exhibitors of 16-mm. films by mobile kinema units throughout the United Kingdom. Address : Croylands, 14, Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton. Phone: Elmbridge 5211. Frank A. Goodliffe. Born 1900. Joined Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., 1917. Entered Film Industry 1928, B.I.F., B.I.P., Brit. & Dominions, then FitzPatrick Pictures, Inc., U.S.A. Investigated meteorological phenomena by speeded-up kinematography of clouds. Elected Chairman and Director of Productions of Science Films, Ltd., 1934. Producing Service Training Films for Ministries. Address : 1, Lytton Avenue, Letchworth. Phone : Letchworth 285.