Chap From Childhood

David Tomlinson

Briefing notes: Prodigious British actor, acclaimed for his contributions to the great Disney hits of the 1960's and early 1970's. As George Banks in Mary Poppins, his character evolves from stern authoritarian patriarch  to caring, joyful model father. As the loveable rascal  Emelius Browne he shone in perhaps my favourite ever children's film: Bedknobs & Broomsticks. He was a tremendous friend and confidant to Peter Sellers who was quoted as saying "The only person I want to see is David" when he was admitted to hospital shortly before his passing.

Further information: 

Luckier Than Most: Autobiography of David Tomlinson

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1344949/David-Tomlinson.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYBECKl0zFo

March

Watch
People - Alan Bennet at the National Theatre
Side Effects - Steven Soderbergh
House of Cards - Netflix

Visit
Becoming Picasso - Courtauld Gallery
Art 13 - Kensington Olympia

Eat
Mishkins - Soho
Shiori - Bayswater

Read
Bright Young People: The Rise and Fall of a Generation 1918-1940 - D J Taylor
The Further Letters Of Henry Root - Henry Root

Listen
Tom Odell - Another Love
The Clash - The Clash

Image
The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory of a Seven Year Phase in my Artistic (and Moral) Life - Gustave Courbet 1855