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working in Acting and Producing in both Film and Theatre. historyproject.org.uk
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On IMDb, he is credited as being known for Everybody’s an Actor, Shakespeare Said (1968), and Lessons from Joan (2018). IMDb
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He has a profile as an author on Bloomsbury, especially in categories like Autobiography, Theatre History & Criticism. Bloomsbury+2Bloomsbury+2
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One of his books is Joan Littlewood: Dreams and Realities. Bloomsbury+1
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His biography on Bloomsbury states:
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As a teenager he used to skip games to watch rehearsals of Joan Littlewood’s Henry IV production at the Edinburgh Festival. Bloomsbury+1
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After school, he assisted Littlewood both at Stratford East and in Paris. Bloomsbury+1
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His first play was So You Want to be in Pictures, a satire on film-making, and it was Joan Littlewood’s last production. Bloomsbury+1
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For about 21 years he worked with writer/director Ken Hill, producing action/adventure shows (notably The Original Phantom of the Opera, The Invisible Man). Bloomsbury+1
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During that time, Joan Littlewood lived in Peter Rankin’s flat, and together they worked on books: Milady Vine (biography of wine-maker Philippe de Rothschild), and Joan’s Book (her autobiography). Bloomsbury+1
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He has also collaborated on autobiographies of Victor Spinetti and the film director Lewis Gilbert.
