Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)
Person
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 1 Collection or Record:
New York World’s Fair, Pearl White Perils of Pauline, Our Gang, Prairie Pirates, and One AM Film, c19032 - 1965
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.218
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 350 Feet. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; scenes starring Ronald Colman and Shelley Winters. Text Williams in 'Prairie Pirates'. Charles Chaplin and Albert Austin in 'One AM'.
Dates:
c19032 - 1965
Filtered By
- Subject: World's fairs and expositions X