Nobel Awards

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1541

Date Released

15 Dec 1958

Date submitted

11 Dec 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sports Trophy
2. 2Books - At a Price
3. 3Ships in the News
4. 4Nobel Awards
5. 5A Christmas Stocking

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nobel Awards. DESCRIPTION: King Gustav, Queen Louise, and members of their family attended the ceremony in Stockholm. Dr Sanger of Cambridge University won the Chemistry prize and received it from the King. Three Americans shared the prize for Physiology or Medicine: Doctors George Beadle and Edward Tatum, and Professor Joshua Lederberg. The Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in Norway, was presented in the presence of King Olav at a ceremony in Oslo. The recipient was a Belgian priest, Father Pirie. The spirit of the prize is neighbourly love. SHOTLIST: GV Swedish Royal Family arrive. CU statue of Nobel. CU Dr Sanger goes down steps. MS prize presented. CU King of Sweden. BS three Americans. MS first American goes to get prize. MS American receives prize. Slip pan to GV Norway Chamber. CU King Olav seated. MS Priest receives prize. Same. CU Priest speaking.

Keywords

Royalty; Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Religion and belief

Locations

Sweden; Norway

Footage sources

France
Germany

Card file number

75768

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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