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Posted by Guy Tessier (Member # 2029) on April 30, 2010, 07:20 AM:

Hi all - I posted this on the 16mm page so as to stay within subject, but some of you 8mm collectors might also be able to answer (David Kilderry perhaps? - btw the Sunset drive in at Marybyrnong was an old fave)

Whatever happened to Bob Johnstone (ABJS) and his library of 16mm films. Bob had a huge library of 16mm films that he showed publicly - any thing from Chaplin and Keaton to Star Trek and the Outer Limits - first in the 70's at "The Ritz" in North Melbourne (Australia) then in the 80's and 90's at the "Encore" in Surry Hills Sydney. I grew up on his stuff - magic.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on May 01, 2010, 12:12 PM:

Hi Guy, and welcome to the forum.

I did know Bob and bought some 16mm prints from him about 20 years ago. I should have bought more as the titles he had nobody else did e.g. low fade 16mm Monkees TV episodes, Warner cartoons etc

There was a large auction of his collection in Sydney about 6-8 years ago and I believe he may have passed away. I am not certain of this, so my apologies if this is not the case.

I have a few friends who I can ask for you Guy, so I'll let you know what I find out.

David

Posted by Guy Tessier (Member # 2029) on May 01, 2010, 09:46 PM:

Thanks David - I look forward to more info. The last I heard of him he'd given up exhibiting and was running a stock footage company - but that goes way back to the (mid?) 90's.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on May 01, 2010, 11:35 PM:

Yes he did run a stock footage company, it was around that time I last had contact with him. A friend of mine confirms he passed away just a few months before his collection was auctioned.

I remember going through the items on line, but can't recall now if I bid on any or not.

David

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