Manning, Bernard, 1930-2007 (Comedian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 2007
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Calendar, 1987
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/3
Scope and Contents
A 1988 Spitting Image calendar. The item features plasticine model illustrations by Spitting Image Productions Limited on the cover and for each month (SI/31, 107 to 17; and L+F/107), with further artwork designed by the company, Shape of Things. The calendar was printed by Danilo Publishing Limited.
Dates:
1987
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File
Calendar, 1987
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/6
Scope and Contents
A folder containing 17 plastic sleeves of photographic material, relating to a Spitting Image calendar for 1988 (SI/31 and 109-117). The sleeves primarily hold 63mm colour transparencies. However, there are also a few negatives, and a colour photograph. The images have illustrations that feature plasticine models and/or puppets of various celebrities and politicians from the period.John Lawrence Jones appears to have been the primary photographer for this...
Dates:
1987
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Sub-Series
General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/3
Scope and Contents
Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including use in external publications and corporate literature, and general use by the media. The images found in these transparencies were taken by John Lawrence Jones, Steve Bendelack, Andy de Emmony and other...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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Sub-Sub-Series
Hype Greetings Cards, 1991
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4/3
Scope and Contents
Examples of 39 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards have photographic images on their front covers, which feature illustrations of Spitting Image puppets and plasticine models of various politicians and celebrities, along with a small amount of earlier plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw. Inside each card there is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...
Dates:
1991
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File
Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates:
c 1975-1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Transparencies, 1975 - 1983
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/2
Scope and Contents
Four boxes containing an assortment of 63mm x 63mm and 126mm x 120mm photographic transparencies, along with 35mm slides, which feature images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in various magazines, newspapers and other mediums. The contents of the four boxes are in alphabetical order, based on the subject(s) of the illustrations or the title of the work, and they are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box...
Dates:
1975 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).