Sports Writers’ Awards (1963)

Item title reads - Sports Writers’ Awards. London. M/S of Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home and his wife arriving for the awards. M/S Mary Rand and Freddie Truman chatting. M/S Mr and Mrs Thompson of the Paraplegic Sports Club, both in wheelchairs. M/S tennis player Dorothy Hyman and racing driver Jim Clark. M/S David Jones talking to Terry Downes. M/S David Marques, Brian Phelps and Anita Lonsborough. L/S people gathered in hall. M/S as Mary Rand receives her award from Alec Douglas-Home. M/S Freddie Trueman receiving his award and walking away. M/S as Beryl Burton receives an award, shakes hands and walks away. C/U Sir Alec. M/S Ann Haydn-Jones receiving award. M/S Dorothy Hyman receiving The Writers’ Number One Woman’s Award, she looks at it then walks back to her seat. M/S as Jim Clark receives the men’s award. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.