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Geoff Mellor
Geoffrey James Mellor (1920–99) was an English writer and show business historian known for his books and journalism about films, theatre, the music hall and comedians. He published his books alternately under the names Geoff Mellor and G. J. Mellor. Life and career Mellor was from Bradford and his writing focused largely on the entertainment world of the local area. As a journalist he wrote mostly for the '' Bradford Telegraph & Argus'' and ''The Stage'' newspaper. He began writing about entertainment in 1961 and was regarded by the Telegraph and Argus as an expert in the field. The National Archives at Kew holds Mellor's working papers and research materials covering the years 1940–95. These include his extensive research in the history of music halls, cinema and theatre in Bradford and the North of England, among them proofs of his books and typescripts of unfinished books, programmes, handbills, news cuttings, photographs and postcards. The documents were salvaged from Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdom, city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. It had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 Census for England and Wales, 2011 census, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately to the east. The borough had a population of , making it the List of English districts by population, most populous district in England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city grew in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture, particularly wool. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the earliest Industrialisation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
