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.
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.