Alexander Fisher
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Alexander Fisher
Aliases: Sash Fisher, A. S. Fisher, Alex Fisher, Alexander Fisher, A. Fisher, F. Fisher, Alex, Fisher, Sacha Fisher
Born: December 25, 1903 in pre-Revolutionary Russia - escaped in 1917
Died: September 1993 (age 89) in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Occupation: Sound Engineer
Spouse: Eugenea (nee Giusti)
Children: none
Early Life
Professional Life
Alexander Fisher was a sound engineer. For 36 years he participated in creating movies and TV programs.
This is a photograph of Sash at Work
After some movie work together, Alexander Fisher became Peter Sellers
' favorite sound technician.
In his own productions Peter Sellers eventually refused to work with anyone else in sound.
On a photograph from Peter Sellers to Alexander
the dedication says: "Why, why, why, can't we have some silence please". Which was Sash's catch phrase and how he was greeted on the set. And further on: "To Sash, with grateful thanks for another wonderful job - Peter Sellers".
During his career Alexander Fisher worked with many movie stars, who gave him presents of dedication, among others Gina Lollobrigida
, Elisabeth Taylor.
Alexander Fisher was an early member of the trade union "The Association of Cine-Technicians", one of the early front runners of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
.
His membership card from 1937 shows him as the 100th member, employed at Pinewood Studios
.
Film/Movie Work:
1971 UFO (TV series)
(sound - 1 episode)
1970 A Man Called Sledge
(sound mixer)
1969 The Avengers (TV series)
(sound - 1 episode)
1968 Romeo and Juliet
(sound mixer)
1967 Five Million Years to Earth (sound)
1967 The Bobo
(sound)
1967 Casino Royale
(sound)
1967 Prehistoric Women
(sound mixer)
1966 After the Fox
(sound)
1965 The Alphabet Murders
(sound)
1965 The Truth About Spring
(sound)
1963 The Pink Panther
(sound)
1962 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (sound - 1 episode)
1961 The Happy Thieves
(sound)
1961 Come September
(sound)
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
(sound)
1960 It Started in Naples
(sound)
1959 Ben-Hur
(sound)
1957 Action of the Tiger
(sound)
1957 Dangerous Youth (sound)
1956 Port Afrique
(sound)
1956 Bhowani Junction
(sound)
1955 Room in the House
(sound)
1954 Svengali
(sound)
1953 Knights of the Round Table (sound mixer - uncredited)
1953 Mogambo
(sound - as A.S. Fisher)
1950 The Miniver Story
(sound)
1949 Conspirator
(sound)
1949 Edward, My Son
(sound)
1948 The Outsider
(sound)
1948 Spring in Park Lane
(sound)
1947 While I Live
(sound - as Alexander Fisher)
1947 Odd Man Out
(sound - as A.Fisher)
1940 Spy for a Day
(sound)
1940 French Without Tears
(sound)
1938 The Gang (sound)
1938 Climbing High
(sound - as Alex Fisher)
1938 Pygmalion
(sound - as Alex Fisher)
1938 Sweet Devil (sound - as Alex Fisher)
1937 Larceny Street (sound - as Alex Fisher)
1936 Rembrandt (sound - as A. Fisher)
1936 Love in Exile (sound)
1935 While Parents Sleep
(sound)
1935 The Village Squire
(sound)
Other Activities:
Alexander Fisher was fluent in Russian.
He assisted the British Council
as an interpreter for Russian dignitaries visiting the UK and London in particular.
One of those occasions was Yuri Gagarin
's four day visit to London in July 1961. Here is a photograph with Alexander Fisher on the left and Yuri Gagarin on the right. A second photograph shows the two at a social event.
Rumor has it, that Alexander Fisher was affiliated with the British MI6.
His movie work required travel to foreign countries, all together he spent almost 20 years in Italy. His knowledge of foreign languages was an additional qualification.
Decoration
In 1945 he was decorated with the Order of the White Eagle by the Yugoslavian Government.
Aliases: Sash Fisher, A. S. Fisher, Alex Fisher, Alexander Fisher, A. Fisher, F. Fisher, Alex, Fisher, Sacha Fisher
Born: December 25, 1903 in pre-Revolutionary Russia - escaped in 1917
Died: September 1993 (age 89) in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Occupation: Sound Engineer
Spouse: Eugenea (nee Giusti)
Children: none
Early Life
Professional Life
Alexander Fisher was a sound engineer. For 36 years he participated in creating movies and TV programs.
This is a photograph of Sash at Work
After some movie work together, Alexander Fisher became Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
' favorite sound technician.
In his own productions Peter Sellers eventually refused to work with anyone else in sound.
On a photograph from Peter Sellers to Alexander
the dedication says: "Why, why, why, can't we have some silence please". Which was Sash's catch phrase and how he was greeted on the set. And further on: "To Sash, with grateful thanks for another wonderful job - Peter Sellers".
During his career Alexander Fisher worked with many movie stars, who gave him presents of dedication, among others Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress. She was one of the most popular European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was also an iconic sex symbol of the 1950s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the...
, Elisabeth Taylor.
Alexander Fisher was an early member of the trade union "The Association of Cine-Technicians", one of the early front runners of the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union is a trade union in the United Kingdom. It has around 26,500 members who work in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure and interactive media....
.
His membership card from 1937 shows him as the 100th member, employed at Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, approximately west of central London. The studios have played host to many productions over the years from huge blockbuster films to television shows to commercials to pop promos.The purchase of Shepperton...
.
Film/Movie Work:
1971 UFO (TV series)
UFO (TV series)
UFO is a 1970-1971 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth, created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.UFO first aired in the UK and Canada...
(sound - 1 episode)
1970 A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge is a 1970 spaghetti western starring James Garner in an extremely offbeat role as a grimly evil thief, and featuring Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, and Wayde Preston...
(sound mixer)
1969 The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
(sound - 1 episode)
1968 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
(sound mixer)
1967 Five Million Years to Earth (sound)
1967 The Bobo
The Bobo
The Bobo is a 1967 British comedy film starring Peter Sellers and co-starring his then-wife Britt Ekland. Based on the 1959 novel Olimpia by Burt Cole, also known as Thomas Dixon, Sellers is featured as the would-be singing matador, Juan Bautista...
(sound)
1967 Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Casino Royale may refer to:*Casino Royale , the first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming*"Casino Royale" , a 1954 television adaptation of Fleming's novel for the series Climax!...
(sound)
1967 Prehistoric Women
Prehistoric Women
Prehistoric Women is a 1950 science fiction adventure film, written and directed by Gregg C. Tallas and starring Laurette Luez and Allan Nixon. It also features Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon, and Mara Lynn. Released by Alliance Productions, this independent film was also titled The Virgin Goddess...
(sound mixer)
1966 After the Fox
After the Fox
After the Fox is a 1966 British-Italian comedy film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay is in English, by Neil Simon and De Sica's longtime collaborator Cesare Zavattini....
(sound)
1965 The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British detective film based on the novel The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, starring Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot. The part of Poirot had originally been intended for Zero Mostel but the film was delayed because Agatha Christie objected to the script. The...
(sound)
1965 The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring
The Truth about Spring is a 1965 film released by Universal. It stars Hayley Mills, her father Sir John Mills and James MacArthur It is a romantic comedy adventure.-Plot:...
(sound)
1963 The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
(sound)
1962 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (sound - 1 episode)
1961 The Happy Thieves
The Happy Thieves
The Happy Thieves is a 1962 movie starring Rita Hayworth and directed by George Marshall.-Cast:*Rita Hayworth as Eve Lewis*Rex Harrison as Jimmy Bourne*Joseph Wiseman as Jean Marie Calbert*Alida Valli as Duchess Blanca...
(sound)
1961 Come September
Come September
For the Natalie Imbruglia song, see Come September .Come September is a 1961 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin.-Plot:...
(sound)
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
Romanoff and Juliet
Romanoff and Juliet is a play by Peter Ustinov. A comic spoof of the Cold War, it is set in the small mythical mid-European country of Concordia, whose leader is wooed by the United States and the Soviet Union, each one wanting him as an ally. Russia's ambassador, a member of the Romanoff family,...
(sound)
1960 It Started in Naples
It Started in Naples
It Started in Naples is an American romantic comedy film made by Paramount Pictures and released in August 1960. It was directed by Melville Shavelson and produced by Jack Rose from a screenplay by Suso Cecchi d'Amico based on the story by Michael Pertwee and Jack Davies...
(sound)
1959 Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
-Fiction:*Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace** Ben Hur , a one-reel silent version** Ben-Hur , an MGM silent film starring Ramon Novarro...
(sound)
1957 Action of the Tiger
Action of the Tiger
Action of the Tiger is a 1957 British-American action film distributed by MGM, directed by Terence Young, and starring Van Johnson and Martine Carol....
(sound)
1957 Dangerous Youth (sound)
1956 Port Afrique
Port Afrique
Port Afrique is a 1956 British drama film based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Dr. Bernard Victor Dryer . The colour film was directed by Rudolph Maté and the adapted screenplay was written by John Cresswell...
(sound)
1956 Bhowani Junction
Bhowani Junction
Bhowani Junction is a 1954 novel by John Masters, which was the basis of a successful 1956 film. It is set amidst the turbulence of the British withdrawal from India. It is notable for its portrayal of the Eurasian community, who were closely involved with the Indian railway system...
(sound)
1955 Room in the House
Room in the House
Room in the House is a 1955 film that was directed by Maurice Elvey. The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy, is based on Eynon Evans's novel of the same name.-Cast and characters:...
(sound)
1954 Svengali
Svengali
Svengali is a fictional character of George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. Svengali "would either fawn or bully and could be grossly impertinent. He had a kind of cynical humour that was more offensive than amusing and always laughed at the wrong thing, at the wrong time, in the wrong place...
(sound)
1953 Knights of the Round Table (sound mixer - uncredited)
1953 Mogambo
Mogambo
Mogambo is a 1953 film directed by John Ford, featuring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Donald Sinden. The film was adapted by John Lee Mahin from the play by Wilson Collison....
(sound - as A.S. Fisher)
1950 The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story is a 1950 film sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs. Miniver.Like its predecessor, it was made by MGM and starred Greer Garson in the title role, but it was filmed on location in England. The film was directed by H.C. Potter and produced by Sidney Franklin, from a screenplay by...
(sound)
1949 Conspirator
Conspirator (1949 film)
Conspirator is a 1949 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Taylor and Robert Flemyng. A British guards officer who is a spy for the Soviet Union is ordered by his KGB handlers to murder his young American wife when she discovers his true...
(sound)
1949 Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son is a 1949 American/British drama film directed by George Cukor that stars Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on the play by Noel Langley and Robert Morley.-Plot:...
(sound)
1948 The Outsider
The Outsider
-Literature:* The Outsider , a book by Colin Wilson* The Outsider or The Stranger , a novel by Albert Camus* The Outsider , a novel by Richard Wright...
(sound)
1948 Spring in Park Lane
Spring in Park Lane
Spring in Park Lane is a 1948 British romantic comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox.-Plot:The film tells the story of a footman, Richard, played by Michael Wilding, who is employed by Joshua Howard , an eccentric art collector. His niece and secretary, Judy , has her doubts that Richard is the...
(sound)
1947 While I Live
While I Live
While I Live is a 1947 British drama film, directed by John Harlow. While I Live is best remembered for its musical theme "The Dream of Olwen" composed by Charles Williams, reprised at intervals throughout the film, which became hugely popular in its time and is still regularly performed...
(sound - as Alexander Fisher)
1947 Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out is a 1947 Anglo-Irish film noir directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason, and is based on a novel of the same name by F. L. Green.-Plot:The film's opening intertitle reads:...
(sound - as A.Fisher)
1940 Spy for a Day
Spy for a Day
Spy for a Day is a 1940 British comedy thriller film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Douglas Wakefield, Paddy Browne and Jack Allen. During the First World War a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.-Cast:* Douglas...
(sound)
1940 French Without Tears
French Without Tears
French Without Tears is a comic play written by Terence Rattigan in 1936. It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. The play was a success on its London debut, establishing Rattigan as a dramatist...
(sound)
1938 The Gang (sound)
1938 Climbing High
Climbing High
-Plot:Nicky Brooke is as an aristocratic young man engaged to be married. He falls for Diana Castles , a model and makes attempts to woo her by pretending to be despite his engagement.-Cast:*Jessie Matthews as Diana Castles...
(sound - as Alex Fisher)
1938 Pygmalion
Pygmalion
- Stage :* Pigmalion , a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau* Pygmalion , a melodrama by Jean-Jacques Rousseau* Pygmalion , a 1779 duodrama opera by Georg Anton Benda* Pygmalion, an 1808 opera by Karol Kurpiński...
(sound - as Alex Fisher)
1938 Sweet Devil (sound - as Alex Fisher)
1937 Larceny Street (sound - as Alex Fisher)
1936 Rembrandt (sound - as A. Fisher)
1936 Love in Exile (sound)
1935 While Parents Sleep
While Parents Sleep
While Parents Sleep is a 1935 British, black-and-white, comedy or farce, directed by Adrian Brunel. The film is a screen adaptation of a 1933 play by Anthony Kimmins, which had been a popular success on the West End stage in the West End of London....
(sound)
1935 The Village Squire
The Village Squire
The Village Squire is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. It was based on a play by Arthur Jarvis Black...
(sound)
Other Activities:
Alexander Fisher was fluent in Russian.
He assisted the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
as an interpreter for Russian dignitaries visiting the UK and London in particular.
One of those occasions was Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961....
's four day visit to London in July 1961. Here is a photograph with Alexander Fisher on the left and Yuri Gagarin on the right. A second photograph shows the two at a social event.
Rumor has it, that Alexander Fisher was affiliated with the British MI6.
His movie work required travel to foreign countries, all together he spent almost 20 years in Italy. His knowledge of foreign languages was an additional qualification.
Decoration
In 1945 he was decorated with the Order of the White Eagle by the Yugoslavian Government.