Uncategorized : Although none of you have prob… by Turia Hudsmith

Although none of you have probably ever heard his name Philip Hudsmith and his friends were some of the people that created the movies that gave you and others the building blocks for film and the aspiration to succeed there. He was born on February 13, 1925, a loving caring father and he devoted his life to knowledge, genealogy, language, and film. In his life time lived through the Depression as a boy he had to sell his comic books to buy food for his family and he fell in love with film at a very young age watching King Kong this movie was where his interest in film began. Philip entered British film Industry in 1943 with Crown Film Unit. Joined the British Army in June of the same year and saw service in Belgium, France, and India, and made films for Naval Films, Ministry of Defence. Rejoined Crown Film Unit September, 1947 as Trainee Film Editor and after three year apprenticeship became 2nd Asst., 1st Asst., Assembly Editor, and finally Editor. Left Crown Film Unit in 1952 to join Stanley Schofield Productions in London as Writer/Editor. The same year joined Paul Czinner’s HARMONY FILMS, and edited all Paul Czinner’s Feature productions until 1959, including: “Jotham Valley.” “Don Giovanni.” , “The Royal Ballet.” The Bolshoi Ballet.” Which was nominated for an Oscar in 1957, During this period he also spent one year with Young & Rubican London Ltd as TV Commercial Producer. Since 1965 he freelanced with various companies including: Westminster Films Limited, Lyle Bebensee Productions, Film Arts, Ontario Government., etc. He had the honour of working and knowing such people as Paul Czinner, Leni Riefenstahl, Isabelle Bergner, L. R.H. , Roy Croft , E.J. Fancey , Richard Nielson, Sam Levene, Don Mac Neill, William Stevenson, James Murray, William Whitehead, John Lackey, Alan kaces, Doug Wilkinson, Doug Gillingham, Loyd Brydon , Philip Dale, Hill Bowen, Matt Monro, Rodger Webb, Maureen Duncan, James Robeson, Al Cromwell, David Calderisi, Malcom Dean, Jeremy Peter Alan, Lyle Bebensee, Paul Lynch, Janet, Philip and Christine Good, Lee Gordon, Ray Densham and his three children Julie, Pen and Steve, Rudy Wrench, Donald Sutherland, Alfred Van Peteghem, Don Hagart, Mathew S. Mayhew, Bernard Savoie , Warren B. Cook, Sr., Turia and Yasmin Hudsmith just to name a few. Philip moved to Montreal 1990 where he worked on his life's work, He spokes 7 languages, reads hieroglyphics, researched his family tree back to William the Conqueror and wrote screenplays and songs. He lived in an apartment with his 10 thousand books, boxes of his own manuscripts, plays, songs and genealogy research his 25 antiquated computers and the paraphernalia of life well lived, this apartment called his mausoleum. He passed away February 1 2012 and I am honored to call this man my father and take comfort in knowing there is a renewed interest in him that will bring his uncompleted work to the screen for you to all learn from him the way that I have. I don't think I will ever be able to listen to the sound of a typewriter key hitting the page again as it was my lullaby to sleep each night. [www.imdb.com/name/nm0399762/][1] Thank you for taking the time to read this Turia [1]: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399762/