Leonard Bentley
Piccadilly Circus: 1960
This is a John Hinde Ltd postcard printed in the Irish Republic showing a bird’s eye view of Piccadilly Circus looking northeast. It is 1960 and the London Pavilion is showing “The Fugitive Kind” starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani and Joanne Woodward. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and was the first film in which an actor, in this case Marlon Brando, was paid $1,000,000 for his performance; the film was a reworking of Tennessee Williams’s play “Orpheus Descending”. The film ran from 2nd September until 6th October. The bus is advertising the Food Fair at Olympia, here is a taste of what was on offer in this black and white British Pathe clip.
Piccadilly Circus: 1960
This is a John Hinde Ltd postcard printed in the Irish Republic showing a bird’s eye view of Piccadilly Circus looking northeast. It is 1960 and the London Pavilion is showing “The Fugitive Kind” starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani and Joanne Woodward. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and was the first film in which an actor, in this case Marlon Brando, was paid $1,000,000 for his performance; the film was a reworking of Tennessee Williams’s play “Orpheus Descending”. The film ran from 2nd September until 6th October. The bus is advertising the Food Fair at Olympia, here is a taste of what was on offer in this black and white British Pathe clip.