In the summer of 1955, Jack Hawkins took a stroll back down memory lane with interesting results.

His first stop was at Trinity County School in Wood Green where he met up again with former Headmaster  Dr. E.E. Jones who remembered him as the boy who put acting before everything else including school.  At the time Dr. Jones thought quite reasonably that his stage training was interfering with Jack’s homework. He was probably right – however  Jack’s Father seemed convinced of his son’s dramatic talents so he encouraged him along the acting path.

At the age of 14, Jack was appearing in Rainbows End at the Holborn Empire in the afternoons and as a page in Sybil Thorndyke’s Saint Joan in the evenings while still at school.

ABOVE – Jack Hawkins as he appeared in the play ‘Autumn’ in 1937

ABOVE – Down at the Seaside – Bit before ‘The Cruel Sea’ though

ABOVE – A rehearsal in the Garden – Jack Hawkins was 11 years old then

ABOVE – ‘You were quite a trial’ says Headmaster Dr. Jones

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins still has a problem with Geometry

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins looks back at his ‘record’ along with Dr.  Jones and the current Headmaster

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins in ‘Journey’s End’ which ran for 18 months on Broadway

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins strolls past St. Michaels In Wood Green, London.

Jack Hawkins then later in the day moved on to the Italia Conti school of acting where he visited aspiring young actors.

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins with young stage hopefuls at the Italia Conti School

ABOVE –  With younger ones in the drama class  – Italia Conti School

ABOVE –  This time he tries and adagio – and finds it ‘very pleasant too’

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins talks over old times with Jimmy Eastwood and Editor Eric Warman in No. 1 Dressing Room at the New Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane

    ABOVE –  Saying goodbye to Mr. Hunter at the Stage Door – New Theatre St.Martin’s Lane

After lunch Jack and his guest drove to Jack’s home in Kensington Gardands and met hid wife – actress Doreen Lawrence and their two small sone Nicholas 6 and Andrew 4

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins with his wife ( actress Doreen Lawrence ) and family at Round Pond in Kensington Gardens

ABOVE –  Captain Jackie Broome ( Cruel Sea adviser ) shows how it’s done

BELOW – Jack visiting his former flat in Sloane Square

ABOVE –  Jack Hawkins revisits his old basement flat in Sloane Square

Jack Hawkins was obviously steeped in acting from a vear early age. He had been married to actress Jessica Tandy. He married Doreen Lawrence in 1947 after they met in India.