A. R. Coast

Coast was a London newsreel cameraman whose first credit is for ‘WINDSOR: THE GARTER CEREMONY’ in Gaumont British News No.2344 of June 1956, when he filmed from the roof of the Winchester Tower. In July 1956 Coast also filmed the ceremony at which Nehru received the Freedom of the City of London, although it was not used by Gaumont. Coast also filmed shots for ‘BUSY DAYS FOR KING FEISAL’ in Gaumont British News No.2353 of July 1956.

Sources

BUFVC, British Paramount News files, Issue Number 2641 (Coast rota dopesheet, June 1956), Number 2646 (Coast’s rota dopesheet, 3/7/1956), Number 2650 (note on rota film by A. R. Coast, July 1956): J. Ballantyne (ed) ‘Researcher’s Guide to British Newsreels: Vol.III’ (1993), p.73.