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
Costume Stencils, c 1984-c 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4/7
Scope and Contents
A box containing six sub-files, which hold cloth and paper stencils used to make clothing for the puppets featured on the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. These stencils are: an eighteenth-century frock coat, a men's jacket with a 46-inch chest, a jacket and trousers for a Bernard Manning puppet, a Santa Claus outfit, a space suit, and a XXL-size bomber jacket. Also present is a stencil relating to the Jemima Wellington-Green character from the...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997
File
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, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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File
Hype Greetings Cards, 1991
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4/3
Scope and Contents
A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards feature photographic images on their front covers with 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 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:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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).
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Transparencies, 1975 - 1983
File
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 are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box also has three...
Dates:
1975 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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).