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Leslie Evershed-Martin

1 of 2 portraits by Zsuzsi Roboz

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Leslie Evershed-Martin

by Zsuzsi Roboz
pencil, 1963
25 1/4 in. x 20 1/2 in. (642 mm x 521 mm)
Given by Zsuzsi Roboz, 1975
Primary Collection
NPG 6546

Sitterback to top

  • Leslie Evershed-Martin (1903-1994), Opthalmic optician; founder of the Chichester Theatre. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

  • Zsuzsi Roboz (1939-2012), Artist. Artist or producer of 2 portraits.

Events of 1963back to top

Current affairs

The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.

Art and science

Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.

International

John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.
Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.

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Leslie Eric Blennerhassett

01 February 2017, 02:02

I had the privilege of knowing Leslie who was also a pioneer in contact lens in their early stages and was one of the first recipients.

Leslie was UK consultant to President Johnson who was interested in the use of this form of eye wear.
I can vouch for his expertise as a contact lens user but did eventually revert to glasses as I did not easily adapt.

The Rev Eric Blennerhassett, pioneer in religious BBC broadcasting is an avid follower of the Chicester festival at the spritely age of 95 .As a BBC broadcaster interested in the theatre he will excuse me mentioning this information re his distinguished broadcasting career that gave us the famous Sunday half hour of hymn signing a glorious monument to sublime writing and musicology