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BBC article on the plaque: www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/films/film_locations_bradford.shtml
This is one of the BFI Centenenary plaques, although not listed in this guide: www.bfi.org.uk/filmtvinfo/faq/regions/centenaryplaques.pdf
There are five BFI plaques in Bradford, although I haven't tracked them all down yet.
This is a J. Arthur Dixon postcard printed and published in Great Britain. It shows the view across Piccadilly Circus looking north towards Shaftesbury Avenue from the junction with Lower Regent Street. It is 1974 and the American film “The Spikes Gang” is playing at the London Pavilion in early June for a short period. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and starred Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Charles Martin Smith and Ron Howard of “Happy Days” fame. It was about three boys who meet an old bank robber and begin to rob banks, it does not end well. On a billboard underneath the Coca-Cola sign there is an advertisement for “The Sting”, starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw at the Paramount cinema in Lower Regent Street, it was shown at several west end cinemas during most of 1974. The No. 159 bus bottom left is carrying two advertisements for west end shows, “Billy” starred Michael Crawford at the Drury Lane Theatre, the musical was based on the book “Billy Liar” by Keith Waterhouse, the production ran for 904 performances and made Michael Crawford’s name in musical theatre. The other advertisement is for the American Hippy musical, “Hair” which had to wait until 27th September 1968 so that the Theatres Act, which abolished theatre censorship could come into force. It ran at the Shaftesbury Theatre for 1,999 performances until 20th September 1973 when the production was curtailed because part of the theatre roof fell in. This advertisement refers to the second London production at the Queen’s Theatre which started on 25th June and ended on 28th September, a grand total of 2,111 performances.
So I recently got a scanner and have started trying to salvage boxes and boxes of old negs, many of which are very mouldy. This one turned out okay, the amazing Julie Christie from about ten years ago or even more.
Great cover for the Penguin 1972 edition.
Based on the Wild Woodbines cigarette pack
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Good book also.
As the free spirited Liz in my all time favourite film: Billy Liar.
Always dreamed of going off on the midnight train to London with a girl like her, and now there's no midnight train anymore, but .....London is still a big place, Fisher, and you could lose yourself in London. Loooooose yourself in London!
Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay at the 24th Venice International Film Festival for Billy Liar (1963).
got this Penguin book in the mail today. What a great cover (design by Tony Meeuwissen) -- and the story sounds awesome too, can't wait to read it.
Shadrack & Duxbury. The shop which was used as the undertakers shop in the film 'Billy Liar'. Just a film scene location, that's all.
Billy Liar: Morning Mr Duxbury
Mr Duxbury: That's Councillor Duxbury to you lad
Born in Chabua, Assam, India the daughter of a tea planter and his Welsh wife Rosemary, who was a painter. The young Christie grew up on her father's tea plantation before being sent to England for her education.
She played the girlfriend of the protagonist in her first film, the Ealing-like comedy 'Crooks Anonymous' (1962), which was followed up by an ingénue role in another comedy, 'The Fast Lady' (1962).
John Schlesinger choose her as a replacement for the actress originally cast in 'Billy Liar' (1963) (1963). Christie's turn in the film as the free-wheeling "Liz" was a stunner, and she had her first taste of becoming a symbol if not icon of the new British cinema. Her screen presence was such that the great John Ford cast her as the Irish prostitute, Daisy Battles, in 'Young Cassidy' (1965) , 'Darling' (1965) then 'Doctor Zhivago' (1965), one of the all-time box-office champs. Christie won raves, including the Best Actress Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Film Academy.
''Fahrenheit 451 (1966) followed by 'Far from the Madding Crowd' (1967) with Terence Stamp.
' Petulia' (1968). Then 'In Search of Gregory' (1969), a critical and box office flop. She took a break with her lover Warren Beatty where she spent her time with Beatty in California, renting a beach house at Malibu.
Her return for ' The Go-Between' (1970) for she won another Oscar nomination. 'Don't Look Now' (1973) a Horror movie. 'Shampoo' (1975) and the end of her affair with Beatty but still friends. 'Heaven Can Wait' (1978) then back to the UK for 'The Gold Diggers' (1983) and 'The Return of the Soldier' (1982), 'Afterglow' (1997), 'Away from Her' (2006).
Married to left-wing investigative journalist Duncan Campbell in January 2008 after living together for nine years,
This image was scanned from a photograph from the 1969 dramatic production of Billy Liar as performed by Newcastle Teachers' College students.
This image was scanned from a photograph in the University's historical photographic collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us.
Shadrack & Duxbury. The shop which was used as the undertakers shop in the film 'Billy Liar'. Just a film scene location, that's all.
Billy Liar: Morning Mr Duxbury
Mr Duxbury: That's Councillor Duxbury to you lad
Film scene from 'Billy Liar' on Southgate Sunbridge Road, Bradford uk. The undertakers of Shadrack & Duxbury where Billy worked is to the left of this plaque at the bottom of the stone steps. The scene where Billy makes the excuse of having hurt his arm with hot water and had to go to the doctors for a check-up. This fantastic lie just for being a bit late for work.
He made his excuse to Mr Shadrack (Leonard Rossiter) just outside the undertakers shop before going into the office where he worked as a clerk.
"Billy Liar" 1963. Starring amongst others,
Tom Courtenay, Rodney Bewes and the gorgeous Julie Christie
The British Film Institute plaque on Southgate off Sunbridge Road, Bradford, uk
Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay at the 24th Venice International Film Festival for Billy Liar (1963).
West Yorkshire Playhouse production of BILLY LIAR
by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
Directed by Nick Bagnall
Photo © Keith Pattison
This image was scanned from a photograph from the 1969 dramatic production of The Liar as performed by Newcastle Teachers' College students.
This image was scanned from a photograph in the University's historical photographic collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us.
an old Penguin. The cover design resembles a pack of Woodbine cigarettes. I remember going to see the film Billy Liar with my dad in Middlesbrough, it starred Tom Courtenay (thanks Django for the correction) - and Julie Christie.
This image was scanned from a photograph from the 1969 dramatic production of The Liar as performed by Newcastle Teachers' College students.
This image was scanned from a photograph in the University's historical photographic collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us.
Alfred Illingworth's Tomb at Undercliffe Cemetery. Alfred Illingworth (1827 - 1907) was the son of Daniel the owner of Bradford's biggest spinning mill and was a Liberal MP for Knaresborough.
This tomb also features in the film Billy Liar, as does the cemetery as a whole.
My first roll of 120 ever, August 2007!
Lubitel 166 Universal using 6x4 mask
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Ilford XP 2 Super
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This is the datestone on the building where the film location for the undertakers 'Shadrack & Duxbury' was filmed in the film 'Billy Liar'
Staff productions were staged independently of those put on the the English Department (there was no separate Drama Department in those days). The fact that staff had time to stage such productions is an indication on how much less paperwork they were bogged down with back then. (Not making a point, simply telling the truth.)
Performers' names to follow.