Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)
Dates
- Existence: Active 1927 - 1995
Biography
Noel Drewe was a circus historian and collector as well as an avid film enthusiast with a keen flair for filmmaking.
He made short films shot on 8mm featuring an eclectic mix of fairground experiences, illustrating the pleasures of Battersea fun fair, Southend-on-Sea, Kent seaside, Folkstone, Clacton and Southsea on Kodachrome colour film stock.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. FIlms are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm. Also includes a small collection of sound reels mainly containing fairground music, and correspondence and notes relating to the films.