Kinematograph year book (1944)

250 The Kinematograph Year Book. Archibald Nettlefold. Head of Nettlefold Productions. Address: Comedy Theatre, S.W.i. Alfred Ernest Newbould. Born in i 873, and educated at Burton Grammar School. He is a director of Associated Provincial Picture Houses, Ltd., Albany Ward Theatres, Ltd., and chairman and managing director of Palmer Newbould & Co., Ltd. From 1914 until March of 1920 he was President of the C.E.A. and many useful Trade movements were initiated during his term of office. In March, 1919, he was elected M.P. for the West Ley ton division of Essex by a very large majority, but lost his seat at the General Election in November, 1922. Address : 52, Havmarket, S.W.i. Club: Reform. Widgey R. Newman, M.I.M.E., F.Z.S. Born Bedford, 1900. Educated Bedford and University of Vienna. Started film career with Gaumont. Pioneer talkie producer for De Forest Phonofilms. First producer to use incandescent lighting. Introduced talkies into Middle Europe and controlled Astra Studios, Vienna. Holds records for continuity of production period. Producer of "Derby Secrets." Now specialising in unusual films for Warners, 20th Century-Fox, M-G-M., etc. Club: Craven, Newmarket. Address : Nightingale Corner, Bushey, Herts. Phone: Bushey Heath 1714. Joan Widgey Newman, F.Z.8. Producer of short features. Produced for M-G-M and Warner Bros. Associate producer to Widgey R. Newman on all his pictures for the last nine years. Address: Nightingale Corner, Nightingale Road, Bushey. Phone : Bushey Heath 1714. M. C. Nicholson. General manager, Nettlefold Studios. Waltcnon-Thames ; formerly assistant studio manager, B.I.P. Dora Nirva Entered film trade in 1930. Five years with Gainsborough and G.-B. from script girl to Production Manager. 1935, English Supervisor to A.C.I., Rome, Italy ; 1935, Production Manager and script writer, British National ; 1936, Production Manager on " Beloved Vagabond," with Maurice Chevalier, for Toeplitz Productions, Ltd. ; 1936-7, Producer and script writer for British National Films, Ltd. ; produced "The Street Singer," with Arthur Tracy and Margaret Lockwood. Chairman and producer, Athene Film Productions, Ltd. Latest picture " Mr. Smith Wakes Up "(1940). Present war work : director, Swift Rifle Co., Ltd., and S.T.A.W. (Synthetic Training with Automatic Weapons), Ltd. Addresses : 5, Burton House, 72, Notting Hill Gate, W.11"; National House, 60, Wardour Street, W.i ; 6768, St. Aldate's, Oxford ; and West Gates, Ferry Hinksey, Oxford. Phones : Bayswater 5080 Gerrard 1694, Oxford 2003 and 3725. Sergei Nolbandov. (British subject). Production management, film director and writer. Previously with London Film Productions ; Associated Sound Film Industries, Ltd.; and British Sound Film Productions, Wembley Park ; Gloria Swanson British Productions ; Warner, Criterion, British Cine Alliance. Graduate in Law, Moscow University. Languages : German, French, Russian. Production manager, "Amateur Gentleman"; co-author of "Fire Over England," "Four Just Men," "Bullet in the Ballet," co-author and associate producer "There Ain't No Justice," "Proud Valley," and "Convoy." Co-author and director, "Ships with Wings." Co-author and director, " Undercover." Address : 11, St. Edmunds Court, Regent's Park. Phone : Primrose 1381. Kenneth A. Nyman, B.8e. Born 1899. Entered industry in 1924. Director of kinema-owning companies, Member of Entertainment, Scientific Research and Bulletin Panels of British Film Institute. In January, 1943, joined Anglo-American. Address: 119, Wardour Street, W.i. Phone: Gerrard 3202. Pat O'Connor. Born 1897. Joined Associated Newspapers, 1911. War service, 1915 to 1919. Weekly Dispatch, 1919 to 1922. Theatrical Publicity, 1922 to 1923. Paramount Film Service, 1923 to 1940. Warner Bros, as Director of Publicity and Advertising, 1941. Manager of Warner Theatre, Leicester Square, 1943. October, 1943, Overseas Publicity Editor, Ealing Studios. Address: Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, W.5. Phone : Ealing 6761. Coun. John Oliver. Director of the Topical Press Agency, Ltd. (Commercial & Educational Films Dept.), producing Documentary, Commercial and News films continuously since 1906 — represented successively Trans-Atlantic, International. Fox and Universal of America. Director Photographic News Agencies, Ltd. Address : 20, Red Lion Court, E.C.4. Phone: Central 8982. Edwin Oram. Salts Manager of Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, Ltd. Trained as engineer. Joined Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, Ltd., in 1918. As Sales Manager has handled the distribution of their projection and photographic lenses and other optical equipment for the trade since 1925. Hon. Secretary of the B.K.S. and member of the Executive. Address: 51, Lawrence Gardens, Mill Hill N.W.7. Phones : Mill Hill 2265 and 2700. A. W. Oiborne. Bom 1882. Formerly accountant and entered Industry 1922, as Director and Secretary of George Clark Pictures, Ltd. Sold the studio at Beaconsfield on behalf of George Clark to British Lion Film Corporation, Ltd., in 1927 and carried on with the latter company as General Manager (Studio). During war period business manager at Pinewood Studios for the M. of I. Address: Pinewood Studios, Ivor Heath, Bucks. Phone : Iver 700.