McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961
Dates
- Existence: Born c1961
Biography
George is a film maker descendant of the Biddall and McIndoe fairground families. George is the son of Josephine Biddall and John McIndoe. He was brought up in fairgrounds till he was sixteen, when he left home and moved to London to work in the film industry.
George has fond memories of working with his aunt and uncle May and Victor Biddall at the Cinema they run in Annan. Here George run the projectors and learnt about the Biddall and McIndoe families history and their involvement in early travelling bioscopes. This early work in the family business, got him interested in film and persuaded him to pursue a career in film making.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Biddall Family Photographs, c1880 - 1949
Black and white photographs and postcards related to the Biddall faiground showman family, including images of Funny Joe the clown, bioscope shows and fairground rides belonging to the family. Also contains a group photograph portraying three men in uniform.
George McIndoe Collection
Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.
McIndoe Family Photographs, c1880 - 1969
Black and white and colour photograhs related to the McIndoe fairground showman family.
Newspaper Cuttings, c1930 - 1949
Newspaper articles related to the Biddall fairground showman family, Joey Biddall and The Fun of the Fair Spitfire.
Newspaper Cuttings , c1930 - 1949
Newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family shows, including their ghost show, Albert Biddall and Joey Biddall and an article about The Fun of the Fair Spitfire from 4th November 1941.
Photographs, c1880 - 1969, 18 May 1981
Black and white and colour photographs and postcards related to the Biddall and McIndoe fairground showman families and photographs of fairgrounds. Also colour slides of photographs of Kirkaldi Fair taken for a documentary on Scottish fairgrounds.
Slides of Kirkaldy Fair, 18 May 1981
Colour slides taken at Kirkaldy Fair by George McIndoe as inserts to a documentary on Scottish fairgrounds. Most of the images cover the arrival and build up of the rides, trucks and wagons and some show fairground families, including Testo, Biddall and Wilmot's. There are also photographs of the opening ceremony with the Lord Mayor and other dignitaries and members of the Showman's Guild as well as Carl Pinder's with his clown face painting both and a series of the fair at night.
Various Fairground Photographs, c1880 - 1939
Black and white photographs and postcards of fairground scenes, people and Biddall's ghost show after being sold to Codona and converted to a bioscope.