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Dirk was known as 'Pip' during the war. This is in 1944, attached to the army intelligence photographic unit in the run up to d-day.
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Dirk also found time to work as an artist. This 'View From My Tent' is now in the British Museum Collection.
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1955 Studio Portraits.
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Growing old gracefully in Amersham.
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My favourite picture of Dirk in his later years but still as lovely as ever.
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The last studio portrait of Dirk when he left Rank in the 1950s.
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Dirk with Jean Simmons at the BAFTA Awards.
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The country squire at home in Amersham.
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Still as handsome as ever.
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The country squire living in Amersham, 1957.
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Dirk with a canine friend at his house in Le Pigeonnier, France.
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With Ava Gardner 25 years after The Angel Wore Red.
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Dirk singing with fellow Rank boys Guy Rolfe and Derek Bond in 1949.
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Back home in his Farm in France.
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In the midst of a long book tour.
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Dirk learning the techniques of lighting and filming.
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A moment of relaxation.
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Dirk's Bar: A special light for his eyes can be seen in this 1955 studio portrait.
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In those days, cigarettes weren't bad for your health.
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Dirk with director Basil Dearden. Dearden directed The Blue Lamp, The Gentle Gunman and Victim.
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Signing autographs in 1954 at the Theatrical Garden Party.
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The 1980 Guardian Lecture at the National Film Theatre.
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Dirk in 1974 at his beloved Le Haut Clermont, Grasse.
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Studio Portraits from Rank's early years.
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This is a portrait by David Tindle on loan from the Tate Gallery to
No. 10 Downing Street, where it hangs in the pillared drawing room.
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