London interview

Title

London interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:40:52

Description

London Interview: photographer and photographic press agent Tom Blau on his life and career. On his upbringing as a Jewish Hungarian in Berlin between the wars; first job as a caption writer; move to London and becoming a British citizen; managing the photographic press agency Pictorial Press; his agency Camera Press; representing photographers such as Lord Snowdon and Lord Lichfield; and his photographic career, including the highlight of a visit to Somerset Maugham. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tom Blau

Keywords

London; UK; Jews; Photographers; Tom Blau; Pictorial Press; Camera Press; Lord Snowden; Lord Lichfield; Somerset Maugham

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