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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 24 May 2008, p. 3

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HealsometmeVIvienLeigh of“anldymydear,Idon’tgivea damn" fame. Nolan met famous people recording sound in news, docu- mentaries and moviea - HeworkedonafilmwithRich- ard Burton and wife. Elizabeth Tay- lor. He found working with her to be difficult. He volunteered in the Royal Navy during the Second World Warand servedonanaircraftcar- rier. After the war, he worked with Pathe News as a recording engi- neer in England, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt. Nolan was born in 1922, in Liv- erpool, England, in Penny Lane (ye§: the Beafles’ Penny Lane). _ Take a look at 85-year-old Nolan Roberts, still volunteering at Care" Share Shoppe on Main Street in Stoufivflle. BY MARILYNN MULKINS So you think we seniors passé? v" .. . . wuvvkuv-II' v: Stoufl'ville Secondary‘s Dylan Stewart is tackled by G.W. Williams Wildcat Jamie Schafier in Aurora Wednesday. Stoufiville won 24-0 SPONSORS __._- Elizabeth Taylor, Prince Philip made noise for soundman France, he was recording He worked on a film with Richard Burton and wife Elizabeth Taylor, whom he found to be a difficult “star” to work with. SUN-TRIBUNE PEOPLE From England, Nolan took a brief conuactwithCanada’s Nationâ€" al Film Board for three months. but ended up staying five months He was reooxding the sound, enabling engineers to hear any pitch changes in the engine that would require modifications to the wings of the plane .lanwasinoneofthefirst research planes doing maneuvres, attempting to break the sound barrier. On the Royal Yacht Britannia, Philip (who would later marry Queen Elizabeth) managed to flip over Nolan's cable and reamed him out over it. and was in the Jaguar pit when there was a terrible crash into the crov_vd many people sound at LeMans 24-hour car race D Go to imdb.com/nolanroberts for more infonnation on Mr. Roberts and the films he has worked on. in England. studios were HEAD-TD-HEAD MEETING Downtgwn Main Sfre‘éi Park Alltxactivitiesare; Former movie recording engineer Nolan Roberts, 85, now lives in Stoufl’ville and volunteers at the Main St. Care 8! Share Shoppe. He, his wife and three sons immigrated to Canada closing and a Toronto film com- pany, Film House, urged him to come work in Toronto. Today, two sons live in Toronto In true Bn‘tish restraint, Nolan says, “Canada is a pretty reason- ablesort of phastolive" while the other moved to Scotland. Nolan's wife, Stella, died eight Yeal's 380- STAFF PHOTOISJOERD MTTEVEEN Swuflville Sun-Tribune I Saturday May 24, 2W8 Have something to say about these or other statics? You can personalize your listings around your interests. If you’re’ organizing an event, you can post it. Things to do on POP Go to Thé Sun-Tribune’s award-winning Personal Online Planner. Looking for something to do in the Whitchurch-Stouffville areq this spring? For more infonfiation, go to yorkregion.com and click on the wireless hotspots icon. Did you know the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library is a wireless Internet hotspot? It’s one of five in Whitchurch- Stoufville listed on the York Region Media Group’s website. Iâ€"mail us at jmasonermgoom No possible uses have announced. The town and school board met two weeks ago. “We will be looking carefully at it over the coming months," board spokesperson Ross Vugo “The school board knows 'we are very interested in it,"' Mayor Wayne Emmerson said. But it's back in the board’s hands, Whitchurch-Stouffville tmcounpil was told Tuesday. The Bramble Crescent facility, which closed last June, had been turned over to the Ontario Realty Corporation by the York Region District School Board. Whitchurch-Stouffville could still get its hands on the old Stouffville District Secondary School. Old school remains In town’s sights Whitchurch-Stouffville News Digest Go to pop.yorkregion.com Visit yorkregion.com for more on these and other stories SOUND OFF

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