Description: Six boxes containing over one thousand photographic negatives taken by David Morse during the shooting of various commercials.
The commercials are for various brands and companies including: British Rail, A & M Records, Milky Bar, Fanta, French Government Tourist Board, Trust House Forte, Quantas Airlines, Nescafe, Daz, COI Clunk Click, Pimms, Timex, Spam, Lindt chocolate, Concorde, Burberry, Harp Lager, Brooke Bond Chimps, 4711, Martini, Schweppes, Gold Blend Coffee, BT, Kodak, Hamlet Cigars, Danish Bacon, Clairol, John Smiths, Barclaycard, Nationwide Building Society, Post Office Giro, Butlin's, Bids Eye Fish Fingers, Andrex, P&O Cruises, Calor Gas, Cadbury's Smash, Sugar Puffs Honey Monster, Dulux, Canada Dry.
Level: Collection (Fonds)
Reference: HAT21/582
Alt Ref No.: Hatrecord
Extent: 6 boxes
Admin History: David Howell Morse was born in Burry Port, South Wales in 1935.
In 1950 he moved to London to study art and photography at Ealing Art School.
In 1953 he joined D Napier & Son Aero Engineers as an apprentice photographer in thier research laboratory.
David also played Jazz professionally from 1958, when he also founded Club Octave in West London.
He formed the Dave Morse Quintet playing venues around the UK including Ronnie Scots in London.
In 1965 during a spell at ABC Television as a stills photographer, he obtained an ACTT card which enabled him to freelance in film and television.
Then in 1969 he joined a production company, NSH Creative Services, and began to specialise in TV and advertising photography.
Two years later he opened his own photographic studio in Drayson Mews Kensington W8 and then moved to Hesper Mews SW5 in 1976.
During a varied career in TV, advertising and public relations David worked on numerous campaigns for clients including: British Rail, A & M Records, Milky Bar, Fanta, French Government Tourist Board, Trust House Forte, Quantas Airlines, Nescafe, Daz, COI Clunk Click, Pimms, Timex, Spam, Lindt chocolate, Concorde, Burberry, Harp Lager, Brooke Bond Chimps, 4711, Martini, Schweppes,
Gold Blend Coffee, BT, Kodak, Hamlet Cigars, Danish Bacon, Clairol, John Smiths, Barclaycard, Nationwide Building Society, Post Office Giro, Butlin's
Bids Eye Fish Fingers, Andrex, P&O Cruises, Calor Gas, Cadbury's Smash, Sugar Puffs Honey Monster, Dulux, Canada Dry.