After her stint as assistant press officer at the Empire Marketing Board
in London (from 1929 to June 1932), EH
moved on into broader journalism. During the second world war, in addition to quantities of...
Family and Intimate relationships
Elspeth Huxley
In this job she worked closely with Gervas Huxley
(cousin of the writer Aldous
and the biologist and Julian
), who was head of the Board
's Publicity Committee, and began going out with him...
Occupation
Elspeth Huxley
She worked as a waitress in Ithaca, New York, during her time at Cornell. Back in Britain (perforce, since her US visa had expired) she got a job at a plant-breeding station at Aberystwyth...
Textual Production
Elspeth Huxley
While employed by the Empire Marketing BoardEH
began placing work with an impressive range of English and international papers, from The Times and the Manchester Guardian to the Trinidad Guardian and the Ceylon Observer...
Timeline
1929: John Grierson's documentary film Drifters...
Building item
1929
John Grierson
's documentary film Drifters followed the regular routine of British workers.
Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.