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Son of Adam

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Cragielands, the beautiful palladian house in Dumfries where Sir Dennis Forman grew up, was home to a household imbued with eccentric, if high-minded heartiness. This memoir of his 1920s boyhood recalls the delights of the life he led.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1991

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Denis Forman

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Sir Denis Forman was the British Director (1949–1954) and later Chair (1971–1973) of The British Film Institute.

Educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Forman had a distinguished military career during the war before moving into the film and television industry. He was Director (1949-1954) and later Chair (1971-1973) of The British Film Institute.[1] He was Chairman and Managing Director of Granada Television, and also for nine years the deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in London.

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