Introduction

Hi, this is a new platform for me and you will have to bear with me. I consider myself to be more of a researcher than a writer, but after almost 5 years of research, now seems the right time to put pen to paper, so-to-speak. I have accumulated a wealth of information and photographs many of which have not been seen before, and many that have been seen but with no context. I have countless articles and interviews that I would love to share with you, but I fear it will be a slow process as I also run a Facebook page. For today I will leave you with a promotional photo from 'Fury', his first TV series 1955 - 1960.


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