Mike Hawthorn

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1547

Date Released

26 Jan 1959

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1 / 8

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mike Hawthorn. DESCRIPTION: The death of Mike Hawthorn in a road accident is tragic news indeed. In eight years of driving on the race tracks, he had reached the top, just beating Stirling Moss for the World Championship last year, and he was the first Briton ever to win that title. Now, at the age of only 29, his death is deeply mourned by thousands of friends and admirers in many lands. SHOTLIST: Stock title card (key). Scene of crash. Same - with broken tree. Another angle same. MS broken tree. CU Hawthorn. MS same with mechanics in pits. MS Hawthorn & Moss. CU Hawthorn. Another same. Pan Hawthorn in racing car passes camera. Another same. Same. GV racing cars round bend. LS pan - cars pass camera. MS pan Hawthorn in car passes camera. MS Hawthorn being flagged home winner (pan). LS to MS Hawthorn approaches camera. CU Hawthorn in car. Longer shot same. MS Hawthorn being garlanded. Hawthorn drives for Ferrari, Vanwall, BRM.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Death; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

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Card file number

76138

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

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