Roehampton University
CRFAC RESEARCH SEMINAR
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Professor Roy Ward Baker
To inaugurate his appointment as Honorary Visiting Professor of Film, the Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures (CRFAC) at Roehampton University is delighted to welcome Roy Ward Baker to a screening and discussion of his 1952 film Don’t Bother to Knock, starring Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark and Ann Bancroft.
Roy Ward Baker is a British film director of considerable distinction whose career in film and television spans more than 50 years. Born in Hornsey in 1916, he began his career as a production runner at Gainsborough Islington Studios in 1934. After spending 1943-1946 in the Army Kinematograph Service directing documentary and training films, he went on to direct 32 films, including The October Man (1946), Don’t Bother to Knock (1952), Inferno (1953), A Night to Remember (1958), Flame In the Streets (1961), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971), and more than 100 one hour television dramas for seminal series such as The Saint, The Avengers, and Minder.
The evening will begin with a drinks reception at 5.00pm in Duchesne Du.001. The screening will start at 5.45pm in Du.004 (Crucible Lecture Theatre) and will be followed by a discussion of the film with Professor Baker.
This event is free; however, booking is essential as numbers are limited. Please email p.sutton@roehampton.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
