Room: Library

Member Coffee Morning – Guildford to Hollywood: Harrison & Hitchcock

Join fellow members in the Institute’s historic library for complimentary refreshments and hear a talk from volunteer, Julian Morgan.

Learn about Guildford-born Joan Harrison, whose life changed forever when she answered Alfred Hitchcock’s advert for a private secretary. She be-came a key contributor to his work and followed him to Hollywood, then forged her own career as a film producer and screenwriter. ‘Phantom Lady’ was one of Joan’s most successful films – this talk aims to bring her out of ghostly obscurity.

Members’ Coffee Morning- Trisha Broomfield (E086)

Join fellow GI members in the Institute’s historic Library for a complimentary hot drink and cake.

Local author Trish Broomfield (and member of the Booming Lovelies poetry trio) will join us to talk about her recent publication ‘My Acrostic Mother’.
Trish will discuss the start of her writing journey, becoming a published author and how her latest book came into being. She will read a selection of her poems;
some amusing ones, and some detailing the more uncomfortable episodes in her mother’s life.

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