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unusual facts about John Mills-Cockell


A Third Testament

Original music for the series was composed and performed by Canadian composer John Mills-Cockell.


A Passing Fancy

In the spring of 1969, he recorded an unreleased album for Bernie Finkelstein with contributions from Kensington Market members Keith McKie, John Mills Cockell and Alex Darou; Malcolm Tomlinson and Louis McKelvey from Milkwood; Murray McLauchlan and Kevin Staples, who later found fame with Rough Trade.

Belle Baker

Baker made two more film appearances, one in 1935's "Charing Cross Road" starring John Mills and 1944's "Atlantic City" in which she performed "Nobody's Sweetheart".

Charles S. Cockell

In 1993 Cockell piloted a modified microlight aircraft over the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia designed for catching moths over the canopy.

Cottage to Let

Spitfire pilot Flight Lieutenant Perry (John Mills) parachutes into the nearby loch and becomes the first patient, tended by Mrs. Barrington's pretty daughter Helen (Carla Lehmann).

Denis Diderot

André Le Breton, a bookseller and printer, approached Diderot with a project for the publication of a translation of Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences into French, first undertaken by the Englishman John Mills, and followed by the German Gottfried Sellius.

George William Symonds Jarrett

He again faced John Mills as the Labour candidate, but this time there was no Liberal candidate.

Jack Cardiff

As well as many interviews with Cardiff himself, it included tributes from Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker, Kathleen Byron, Kim Hunter, Moira Shearer, John Mills, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas.

Muffin the Mule

The original programmes featuring the character were presented by Annette Mills, sister of John Mills, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from 1946 to 1952.

Operation Source

The operation was later portrayed in the 1955 war film, Above Us the Waves, featuring John Mills, which was based on both Operation Source, and the earlier Chariot human torpedo attacks on the Tirpitz.

Scouting in American Samoa

For Boy Scouts, the Aloha Council has designated a full-time senior Scout District Executive for American Samoa, John Mills, in efforts to elevate the local Scouting program.

The 'Human' Factor

The 'Human' Factor is a 1975 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring George Kennedy and John Mills.

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall is a 1942 British black-and-white comedy war film, directed by Will Hay and Basil Dearden, and; starring Will Hay as Professor Will Davis, John Mills and Basil Sydney.

The Rocking-Horse Winner

It was made into a full-length film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills; the film was released in the United Kingdom in 1949 and in 1950 in the United States.


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