Diary Entry: Ensa film “Life begins for Andy Hardy”. Diary notes: Ensa film “Life begins for Andy Hardy” – presumably ENSA put on this comedy film, one of a series (the 11th out of 16!); it starred Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland (though this was the last one she starred in). See:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Begins_for_Andy_Hardy ENSA (Entertainments National …
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Diary Date: 14th October [1942]
Diary Entry: “She knew all the answers”. Diary notes: “She knew all the answers” is a 1941 US romantic comedy. More details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Knew_All_the_Answers By Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the Film Poster, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18579635
Diary Date: 13th October [1942]
Diary Entry: Left Alder Hey. Went to Reedley Hall Conval. Home. Burnley. Diary notes: After some 7 weeks at Alder Hay, KPD moved to Reedley Hall [may be ‘Hallows’, in fact] Conval.[escent] Home in Burnley.
Diary Date: 12th October [1942]
Diary Entry: Sabu in “The Jungle Book”. Diary notes: The 1942 (Technicolor) film version of Rudyard Kipling’s story, starring the Indian Sabu, was directed by Alexander Korda in Hollywood. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling%27s_Jungle_Book
Diary Date: 11th October [1942]
Diary Entry: Met José in Chester. Went to Liverpool Phil. Orch. Eileen Joyce piano. Diary notes: Eileen Joyce was an Australian classical pianist, who lived and performed most of her career in the UK. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Joyce By Annemarie Heinrich (1912-2005) – ebay, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83049309
Diary Date: 9th October [1942]
Diary Entry: “A slight case of murder”. Diary notes: “A slight case of murder” was a 1938 US comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Slight_Case_of_Murder Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3556186
Diary Date: 8th October [1942]
Diary Entry: Took Miss Hyde out to tea. Diary notes: Presumably the ‘Miss Hyde’ with who KPD started massages with (on her shoulder?) on 3rd September.
Diary Date: 7th October [1942]
Diary Entry: “The night has eyes”. Diary notes: “The night has eyes” (aka in the US as ‘Terror House’ and ‘Moonlight Madness’) is a British thriller starring James Mason. See for more detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Has_Eyes By The distributor of the film, the publisher of the poster or the graphic artist. – http://www.movieposterdb.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40360027
Diary Date: 6th October [1942]
Diary Entry: “Gert & Daisie clear up”. Diary notes: “Gert & Daisie clear up” (sic; it’s actual title was “Gert and Daisy clean up”) was the second British film starring Elsie & Doris Waters, well known BBC Radio stars. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gert_and_Daisy Still from ‘Gert and Daisy Clean Up’ (1942); described as “Comic wartime propaganda film, …
Diary Date: 5th October [1942]
Diary Entry: Muriel’s birthday party. Diary notes: It isn’t clear who this refers to; presumably an A.T.S. colleague.
Aunt Pamela's War 