Veteran Film Director Roy Ward Baker visits Roehampton University

After a drinks reception to mark his appointment as an Honorary Visiting Professor at Roehampton University, Roy Ward Baker entertained students and staff with his memories of over sixty years spent working with many of cinema’s most famous actors, actresses, producers and directors. After a screening of his 1952 film Don’t Bother to Knock, professor Baker responded to questions from a fascinated and appreciative audience, describing his recollections of working with screen legends Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark and Anne Bancroft, as well as recounting his early career apprenticeship to directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed. Professor Baker clearly enjoyed meeting students on Roehampton’s BA (Hons) Film programme, describing the experience as ‘absolutely wonderful’. For his next seminar, prompted by his conversations with Roehampton’s film students, Professor Baker plans to tackle the subject of directing…