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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Al Johnson and Don Saunders Recording, c1945 - 1995
1/4 Audio Reel. Digitised as part of the 'Unlocking Our Sounds Heritage' project by the British Library.
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 Lion Tamer Film, c1932 - 1949
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from the 9.5mm silent film. Also contains the Sanger memorial at St. John Cemetery Margate, Lord George Sanger’s Circus, and James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.
The Lion Tamer Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from 9.5mm silent film. Also includes; Sanger memorial at St John Cemetery, Margate. Lord George Sanger’s Circus. James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.
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- Subject: Showman X
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- Type
- Archival Object 4
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 2
- Aerialists 2
- Amusement rides 2
- Animal trainers 3
- Animals 3
- Boxing 2
- Circus 3
- Clowning 3
- Comedians 2
- Equestrians 2
- Fairground art 2
- Fairs 3
- Jugglers 2
- Knife throwing 2
- Magic 2
- Motion pictures 3
- Performers 2
- Ringmaster 2
- Striptease 2
- Stunt performers 2
- Transport 2
- Wild west 2
- Wrestling 2
- Zoos 2 + ∧ less