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Bassey / Monro / Barry concert cancelled
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In April 1964, the Shirley Bassey/Matt Monro/John Barry concert scheduled for The Colston Hall, Bristol, was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
Even though it was just before Shirley & John's huge success with Goldfinger, it seems incredible that the concert could not be "sold" on their names alone. All were well-known in the UK and all had achieved huge success with hit records, concerts and TV appearances.
Just imagine (if it was still possible) having those three legends playing in concert together today - you wouldn't be able to get a ticket!!
Geoff Leonard
Beat Girl USA was "Wild for Kicks"
Music "exotic strip" scene Beat Girl "Esmeralda"
John Barry's old villa in Mallorca
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Link to an article about John Barry's old villa in Mallorca. Here's the automated google translation of the same page.
Thanks to Edward for putting up the link in our forum.
Wolf Mankowitz suspected of being communist agent
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In The Guardian (26 Aug.), there was a report titled "To Russia with love: screenwriter suspected of bonding with enemy". Wolf Mankowitz, one of the men behind the early James Bond films, was suspected of being a communist agent, according to MI5 files at the National Archives released today. Apparently he introduced the Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Salzman to one another and was involved in writing the script for Dr No. But also as Geoff says in The Man With The Midas Touch, he was also involved with John Barry in the original script for the musical of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock.
Keith Calnan
Barry music used in 'The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse'
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ITV 1 are currently trailing 'The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse' for viewing on Sunday, 8th August at 9.00pm using JB's Midnight Cowboy and what sounds like a snipppet from The Beyondness.
Keith Calnan
Jane Birkin reveals that she stripped off
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A short interview with Jane Birkin reveals that she stripped off in Antonion's film Blow-Up as a dare. She was married to John Barry at the time and Barry never thought she would ever do it, 'because we turned the light out when we slept together.'
The Sunday Times magazine 1/8/10 ("Welcome to The Times and The Sunday Times websites. Available exclusively by subscription.")
Keith Calnan
John Barry at Royal Film Performance of "Born Free"
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Here is fascinating footage of the stars and the royal party from the Royal Premiere of Born Free in 1966. John Barry and his then wife, Jane Birkin, can be spotted smiling at the camera towards the end of the videoclip.
This will puzzle anybody who has read Michele Monro's Matt Monro biography since it is stated therein that of the Born Free song crew, only Matt turned up and had to alert Don & John that the song was omitted from that print!!
Geoff Leonard
Rare pictures of John Barry show up
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The latest 007 magazine from Graham Rye features two pictures of John Barry: one has JB with Lionel Bart, Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli and in the other he is with Lionel Bart and Ian Fleming at a party at Pinewood celebrating From Russia With Love.
Promise Her Anything
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Was the film "Promise Her Anything" (1965) a rejected John Barry score?
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