Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)
Dates
- Existence: Active 1927 - 1995
Biography
Noel Drewe was a circus historian and collector as well as an avid film enthusiast with a keen flair for filmmaking.
He made short films shot on 8mm featuring an eclectic mix of fairground experiences, illustrating the pleasures of Battersea fun fair, Southend-on-Sea, Kent seaside, Folkstone, Clacton and Southsea on Kodachrome colour film stock.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Films, c1930 - 1990
Amateur and commercial films on multiple formats, focusing mainly on Circus but also including transport, fairs, fairground rides and other types of travelling entertainments.
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.
The Rotor Film, c1945 - 1990
16mm, Peak Gem. 100 feet, 4 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Possibly filmed at Battersea Fun Fair. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
Untitled Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. First inter-titles read 'Modern Motors Replace Prancing Ponies.' Supplied by C. W. Cramp. Copied to DVD 5 and DIGI-BETA.
Filtered By
- Subject: Amusement rides X
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 3
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 2
- Aerialists 2
- Animal trainers 2
- Animals 2
- Boxing 2
- Circus 3
- Clowning 2
- Comedians 2
- Equestrians 2
- Fairground art 2
- Fairs 2
- Jugglers 2
- Knife throwing 2
- Magic 2
- Motion pictures 2
- Performers 2
- Ringmaster 2
- Showman 2
- Striptease 2
- Stunt performers 2
- Transport 2
- Wild west 2
- Wrestling 2
- Zoos 2 + ∧ less