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 343 Collections and/or Records:
Zippos Circus Film, 2001
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.120
Scope and Contents
Super8. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe. Label on plastic reads 'Boxmoor' and 'Trust Lands.'
Dates:
2001
Zoo Gems, Unchased Woman, Dog Heaven, Stagecoach, In Roughest Africa, Misbehaving Husbands, The Stuntman, Be My King, The Perils of Pauline, and Hi Diddle Fiddle Film, c1907 - 2001
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.230
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 400 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Theda Bara in 'Unchased Woman'. Joe Cobb and Pete from 'Dog Heaven'. John Wayne in 'Stagecoach'. Stan Laurel and James Finlayson in 'In Roughest Africa'. Ben Turpin in 'The Stuntman'. Lupino and Wallace Lane in 'Be My King'. Man and girl on horse from 'The Perils of Pauline'. Harrison Marks in 'Hi Diddle Fiddle'. Also features animal footage, including African elephants,...
Dates:
c1907 - 2001
Zoo Time Gems, The Range Busters, Square Ring, The Holliwood Kid, Chimpanzee’s Tea Party, The Range Busters Trailing Double Trouble, Zoo Gems, Island of Mystery and Swiss Family Robinson Film, c1907 - 2001
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 21: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.200
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from a variety of commercial films. Includes; Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, John ‘Dusty’ King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Square Ring extract from 'The Forces Sweetheart' starring Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, Freddie Frinton, Hy Hazel and the Television Toppers. Mack Sennett comedy 'The Hollywood Kid' starring Vernon Dent and Charlie Murray. Chimpanzees Tea Party (London Zoo). 'The Range Busters...
Dates:
c1907 - 2001
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 342
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 1
- Aerialists 5
- Amusement rides 3
- Animal trainers 3
- Animals 83
- Boxing 6
- Caricatures and cartoons 3
- Circus 205
- Circus workers 1
- Clowning 3
- Comedians 24
- Fairground art 1
- Fairs 20
- Magic 2
- Motion pictures 114
- Music 3
- Performers 8
- Puppets 1
- Showman 1
- Striptease 7
- Stunt performers 2
- Transport 5
- Wild west 3
- World's fairs and expositions 1
- Wrestling 1
- Zoos 15 + ∧ less
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