Geoffrey Jones

Editor + Producer + Film Maker

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Geoffrey Jones was a British documentary film director and editor, noted for his contributions to the genre of the industrial film, and in particular British Transport Films.

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Diana Millay
Married 1966 - 1970

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Former Teacher Arrested On Charges Of Sex Abuse From 1960s
Fox News - Nov 18, 2012

The head of a northern Virginia private school says the school is "deeply disturbed" by the news that a former longtime teacher has been charged with sexual assaults involving four of his students from the 1960s. Fairfax County Police on Friday arrested 73-year-old Christopher Kloman of McLean after a yearlong investigation. Police opened the case after receiving a report from a 55-year-old woman who was a student of Kloman's at the Potomac School. She came forward after running into...
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&Pound;3000 Boost For Walsall Employers Looking To Take On New Apprentices
24 dash - Jun 06, 2012

The boss of a leading training provider has urged Walsall employers to take advantage of an innovative scheme that allows them to claim up to £3,000 for every local apprentice they take on. Geoff Jones, Director at Aldridge-based In-Comm Training and Business Services, believes companies are missing out on a golden opportunity to solve their long-term skills shortage by making the most of Walsall Council’s ‘Walsall Works’ project. Firms in the borough are being offered wage subsidies to help ...
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Universal Food Landlord Says Closure Was Inevitable, Tragic The Westerly Sun
Google News - Sep 09, 2011

One thing that didn't kill the store, landlord Geoffrey Jones said, was a demand for rent payments. "They were behind on rent by 60 months," Jones said. "Six zero. We didn't shut them down." Universal Food owner Frank Quaratella, whose family has owned
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After A Hard Fight, Noank's Universal Food Store Closes For Good Patch.Com
Google News - Sep 08, 2011

Then Conto said landlord Geoffrey Jones told them the store was closing. “It was just a real, raw thing, the shock and devastation,” Conto said. Jones did not return a phone call Wednesday seeking comment. He told The Day newspaper that Quaratella had
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Timeline

Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Geoffrey Jones.

CHILDHOOD

1931 Birth Born in 1931.

THIRTIES

1963 32 Years Old Jones's first major work for British Transport Films was the 1963 film Snow, an eight minute short demonstrating how the railway network coped with the 1963 "Big Freeze". Noted for its fast paced editing and unusual photography, the film received 14 major awards upon its release and an Oscar nomination in 1965.

1967 36 Years Old The success of this film led to his longer 1967 short Rail, which contrasted the final days of the steam engine with the emergence of diesel and electric power on the West and South Coast lines. … Read More

1970 39 Years Old Jones married twice, having three children from his first marriage. He lived in various locations around the south of England for most of his career as a film-maker, and moved to live near Llandovery in Wales with his second wife during the 1970's.

FORTIES

1975 44 Years Old His third and final film for BTF was Locomotion, completed in 1975, a history of the railways consisting of over 400 archive artworks, films and objects edited to music. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2005 74 Years Old Died in 2005.

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