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CLIPS FROM A LIFE
DENIS NORDEN
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First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Fourth Estate
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Source ISBN: 9780007277957
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CONTENTS
All photographs are from the author’s private collection, unless otherwise credited.
PLATE ONE
The Gaumont State Kilburn, 1937. Photograph courtesy of Cinema Theatre Association Archive.
The foyer of the State Kilburn. Photograph courtesy of Cinema Theatre Association Archive.
The Hyams Brothers: Mr Phil, Mr Sid and Mr Mick. Photographs courtesy of Ronald Grant Archive.
The Trocadero, Elephant and Castle. Photograph courtesy of Cinema Theatre Association Archive.
The Trocadero auditorium. Photograph courtesy of Cinema Theatre Association Archive.
LAC D. Norden.
Nick and Maggie on a foreign beach.
Post CBE ceremony – Nick, Maggie, DN and Avril.
Wilson, Keppel and Betty.
Ted Kavanagh. Photograph © Topfoto.co.uk.
Frank Muir, Charles Maxwell and DN. Photograph © BBC Photo Library.
Take It From Here: Wallas Eaton, Dick Bentley, Alma Cogan, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. Photograph © BBC Photo Library.
Take It From Here: Frank and DN. Photograph courtesy of Popperfoto/Getty Images.
Bernard Braden. Photography courtesy of The Kobal Collection/Melina Prods.
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