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Title
Eric Gray Archive
Reference
GRAY
Production date
1952 - 1957

Creator

Gray, Eric Biography Biography
Eric Gray was a stills photographer who mainly worked in the British film industry. Gray operated his own studio at 17 Rupert Street close to the Trocadero in central London between 1931 and 1940. Eric Gray photographed film sets for productions including A King in New York (1957), Moulin Rouge (1952), A Matter of Life and Death and Room at the Top (1959).

Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs taken by stills photographer Eric Gray on film sets. The photographs were taken on productions of The Admirable Crichton (1957, directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker and Diane Cilento), The Bespoke Overcoat (1956, directed by Jack Clayton and starring David Kossoff), Moulin Rouge (1952, directed by John Huston and starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor), and A King in New York (1957, directed by and starring Charles Chaplin). The photographs also include personal photographs showing Eric Gray at work on film sets.
Extent
Three clamshell boxes and two loose photo albums containing approximately 200 photographic prints.
Language
English
Archival history
This collection was acquired by the National Science and Media Museum in 1986.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
Subject
Film industry
Film sets
Film production
Photography
Conditions governing access
Access is given in accordance with the NSMM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NSMM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.
System of arrangement
This collection is currently being processed and a system of arrangement has yet to be established.