Jane 1943

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NORMAN PETTS CARTOONIST "JANE" .

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C/U of Petts drawing at his desk, he is interviewed about his cartoon strip 'Jane' that appears in the Daily Mirror and he says the inspiration came from his wife and her dachshund dog. It shows him drawing the comic strip....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50341
Sort Number:
NSP 395
Time in/Out:
01:40:15:00 / 01:42:49:00
Canister:
NSP 395
Film ID:
1568.22
Issue Date:
25/10/1943

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  • "Norman Petts" should read Norman Pett. (Needs changing twice in body text, and once in tags).

    jamied 28th May 2012

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