Sir Arthur Elton
15 of 77 portraits matching these criteria:
- set matching 'Photographs by Wolfgang Suschitzky, 1930s-1994'
© the estate of W.Suschitzky
Sir Arthur Elton
by Wolfgang Suschitzky
gelatin silver print, 1963
11 3/4 in. x 9 3/8 in. (298 mm x 238 mm)
Purchased, 1985
Primary Collection
NPG P305
Sitterback to top
- Sir Arthur Hallam Rice Elton, 10th Bt (1906-1973), Documentary film pioneer. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Wolfgang Suschitzky (1912-2016), Photographer and cinematographer. Artist or producer of 77 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 206
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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