SOME OF THE CHARACTERS BELOW YOU WILL NOT KNOW, AND SOME YOU WILL.

THIS IS NOT A NAME DROPPING EXERCISE , BUT BY SOME UNKOWN COINCIDENCES IN MY LIFE I AM STILL TRYING TO REMEMBER MORE OF THEM

1. Trevor Bannister as Mr. Lucas From Are you being Served, stayed at my Penthouse apartment in 1972 Johannesburg.
2. John Challis Boysie in Horses David Jansen same time in South Africa
3. Lord Brian Rix Grande Buildings London and South Africa, in No Sex Were British
4. Edward Fox Bristol and London. He did a play for me advertising Florida Real Estate.
5. Mark Evans Line Producer on MASH Hollywood with Bob Sherman, writing partner for 25 years.
6. Tony Curtis at Restaurant with Marc Debden Moss on Sunset Boulevard’ He was out testing his face after plastic surgery.
7. David Berglass and Dickie Henderson in Nairobi at the Equater club and the New Stanley Hotel
8. David Hemmings partner in Share Star Ltd UK Company. In Pinewood Studios 1973.
9. The singer of "Why" Tony Newley Joan Collins 2nd husband at Pinewood when he was doing Mr Quelp.
10. John Mills at the St. James Club in St Janes Street London
11. The Roy Kinnear the father of the girl in Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory's film with Gene Wilder
12. Tony Greville Bell Writer and Screenplay for the Film Perfect Friday With Ursuala Andress
13. David Warner in The Omen with Gregory Peck, and many times at Tony Bells house on Sumner Place South Kensington at the same time met
14. Prince August Hanover at the Bangkok Restaurant in South Kensington also met in Frankfurt at my antique shop.
15. Leo Genn at Frimley and Salisbury Plains on Location for the film The Steel Bayonet.
16. Michael Medwin, same film set of the Steel Bayonet.
17. Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes on the Film set of the Plank, at Caversham Park Village we provided the house where some of the action took place. We alo met at Davenports Magic Shop in London.
18. Peter Sellers also met at the Bangkok in Bute Street South Ken
19. Met Ernie Wise going first Class to Miami from London a great story about that meeting
20. James Mason at Pinewoos Studios in the mid 1979’s. Another great story about that.
21. Ed G Junior in Dallas Texas (photo attached) he is standing on a box.
22. The Duke (John Wayne) at the Queens Hotel in Nairobi, with vasco Vargis in the Film Hatari
23. Rick Stein in Winchester
24. Cannon & Ball at the Tupperware Center in Orlando
25. George Mitchell, we built his house at St. James Park near Disney
26. Jimmy Fraser from the Fraser Hayes Four at Georges house they used to do Around The Horn on BBC.
27. Joy Adamson in Nairobi in 1960 from the film the Lioness Elsa…..
28. David The Earl of Winchelsea, on the British Exploring Expedition in 1954
29. Oliver Reed at my Flat at St James on Pall Mall also at the OGH Hotel in Guernsey where I was born and he lived for a while.
30. The singer that made famous She was only Sixteen in London With Nan Wright who worked with Michael Grade
31. Mary Steenbergen the Hollywood star on a plane going To California.
32. Jackie Collins at the famous Brown Derby in Hollywood with Michael Jacksons manager
33. The Monkeys who rented the house that Jackson used to rent when in London
34. Bernie Cornfeld at his house in Beverly Hills where I also met: -
35. Cary Grant and Oleg Cassini who nearly married Princess Grace, also a great story there. More on Cornfeld later, I was with him when he died at Charing Cross Hospital. Bernie lived in Belgravia. was once one of the richest guys in the USA.
36. (Nicky) Nicola Padget Star of upstairs and downstairs, introduced by Bob Sherman at 88 St. Jsmes.
37. More to come…………
38. Met Marty Bregman Film Producer and Manager of Candace Bergen, Al Pacino and many more stars at Al Labies apartment on 56 street in Manhattan NYC.
39. The UK English Actor with the last name of a famous criminal Chris Dillinger. Frankurt 1977, Also a great story attached to that.
40. Al Capone’s finance man Meyer Lansky in Woflies Restaurant in fort Lauderdale
41. Judy garlands daughter Lorna Luft  at Dolly Frankel House in Hamsptead in London with Bob Sherman
42. David Bowie, 1077 Caan Film Festival
43. Casius Clay, same date and place
44. The Chinese Kung Foo Daviid Carradine sitting on the Carlton Hotel Steps in character, in Caan 1977 Film Festival.
45. Harvey the stage show in London, Jimmy Stewart Gave me his chracters card, Elwood P, Dowd the original card from the Film Harvey,  See card below.
46. Hywel Griffiths
47. Colin and John Higgins producer of 9 - 5 Film with Dolly Parton,  and wrote the great classic film "Harold & Maude" John stayed with me at my apartnment and acted in the film The Winners. South Africa 1972.
48. Syd James at the Sleepy Hollow in Johannesburg.
49. David Soul on Bob Sherman boat in Taggs Island
50. and so many more...................

To the left, where my private apartment was located

A VERY BAD PARTY PHOTO AT TONY GREVILLE BELLS APARTMENT IN SOUTH KENSINGTON 1974/5

PRINCE ERNST HANOVER ON RIGHT

ME LEANING ON HIS SHOULDER.