H. O. K. Ayling ("Keith")
Profile
- Dates
- 1930-1953
- Role
- Editor; News Editor
- Newsreels / Cinemagazines
- British Movietone News
- Search
- Search for all stories where H. O. K. Ayling is credited
Career
The former Fleet Street journalist Keith Ayling became editor of the Gaumont Sound News in May 1929. He stayed until October 1930 when he moved to Movietone, where he was news editor of the British Movietone News until at least 1934. In June 1953 ‘Ayling’ was credited as on the camera team for ‘THE CORONATION’ in British Movietone News No.1252A, filming from the Achilles Statue.
Sources
L. Pontecorvo ‘The British Newsreel Companies: Staffing 1910-1945’ in J. Ballantyne (ed) ‘Researcher’s Guide to British Newsreels’ (BUFVC, 1983), p.94: K. Brownlow ‘David Lean’ (London, 1996), pp.69-70, 75; Kinematograph Weekly.
How to cite this record
News on Screen, "H. O. K. Ayling ("Keith")". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/person/1234 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)