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- Birth nameNorman Leslie Spencer
- Norman Spencer was born on August 13, 1914 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is a producer and production manager, known for Vanishing Point (1971), Hobson's Choice (1954) and Great Expectations (1946).
- SpouseBarbara Sheppard(1943 - ?) (2 children)
- As of February 2024, at 109 years of age, he is thought to be the oldest man living in London, and the third oldest living in the United Kingdom overall.
- Entered the film industry as an extra in 1936, working his way up to gofer. Following a fortuitous meeting with editor-cum director David Lean he became an assistant director and production manager for him in the early 40s, continuing to work on a number of Lean's projects throughout the next two decades, most notably as co-author of the screenplay for Hobson's Choice (1954).
- Father of actress Sally-Jane Spencer.
- Spencer first met David Lean (they worked several times together during the 40'sand the 50's) when he was a gofer at Denham Studios and Lean was an editor.
- He lives in Denham and has been taking French lessons with Activ'French, a group of tutors offering classes for adults. He said: said: "I am not in my first flush of youth but I find that age is certainly not a limitation to learn a language.".
- David [Lean] was so handsome. He was a huge womaniser: to my knowledge, he had almost 1,000 women. When we shot [Hobson's Choice (1954)] in the streets, people asked: "Who's that good-looking actor?" I had to say: "That's not the leading man, it's the director."
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