This collection of photographs below come from the late fifties – probably 1958 or 1959 and shows some of the Film Stars of the day indulging in their various hobbies

ABOVE Keith Michell had been an art teacher and had become quite proficient in the art of Oil Painting. Here he is painting his wife the actress Janette Sterke – let’s hope that she is pleased with the results – I am sure she will be

ABOVE – Now this is an unusual one and shows actor Aldo Ray who is an expert fisherman, shown ‘tickling’ the trout and then flipping it out of the water.

I have a feeling that Aldo Ray was here in England at the time this picture was taken, filming studio scenes for the ‘The Siege of Pinchgut’ much of which was done in Sydney Australia – An excellent film

ABOVE – Charlie Drake and Dickie Henderson on the golf course in Blackpool at some sort of charity event

ABOVE and BELOW – Donald Sinden is a real ‘do-it-yourself’ enthusiast. selecting the wood and below – making use of the book case that he has made

BELOW – Sylvia Sims is very interested in interior design, and here she is decorating the new family home at Barnes in London

As we know, Sylvia Sims died earlier this year and it was reported that her home was then in Chiswick close by.