The Peter Cushing Association
| Fan Club | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Peter Cushing Association |
| Dates: | 1997-ish |
| Founder(s): | Brian Holland |
| Leadership: | |
| Country based in: | UK |
| Focus: | Peter Cushing |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Peter Cushing Association was a fan club for the actor Peter Cushing.
It was officially sanctioned by Mrs. Joyce Brougton, who was Cushing's secretary for 35 years.
It was based in the UK and created around 1997 by Brian Holland. It replaced a club that had been disbanded at Cushing's request due to the amount of mail sent to him and the club.
Holland had been publishing a zine called The Cushing Courier, and decided to create a second club due to popular demand.
About: 1997
OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS OR SO SINCE I HAVE BEEN PUBLISHING THE 'COURIER', WITH THE GENEROUS HELP AND SUPPORT OF SO MANY OF YOU, I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS ETC ASKING IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO "GO A STEP FURTHER" AND ESTABLISH AN OFFICIAL FAN-CLUB FOR MR. PETER CUSHING O.B.E.
AS MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW, THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A FAN CLUB FOR MR CUSHING WHICH WAS RUN VERY SUCCESSFULLY BOTH IN THE U.K. AND AMERICA, BUT WHICH WAS DISBANDED AT MR CUSHING'S REQUEST, DUE TO THE COLOSSAL AMOUNT OF MAIL WHICH REQUIRED HIS SIGNATURE.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN THE DECISION TO PRODUCE THE 'COURIER' WAS MADE, IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION THAT THIS SHOULD LEAD ONTO ANYTHING ELSE, AND MY AIMS WERE THAT IT SHOUD BE A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN EXTRAORDINARY ACTOR AND GENTLEMAN. THE SUCCESS OF 'THE CUSHING COURIER' HAS BEEN DUE TO THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE NUMEROUS FANS AND ADMIRERS OF 'SIR' WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME.
HOWEVER, WITH THE RELEASE OF ISSUE #4 OF THE 'COURIER', ALONG WITH DONALD FEARNEY'S MARVELLOUS 'TRIBUTE' BOOK TO MR CUSHING, THE REQUESTS TO CONSIDER FORMING SUCH AN ASSOCIATION HAVE BECOME TOO NUMEROUS TO HESITATE ANY LONGER.
IN VIEW OF THIS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH JOYCE CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND SHE HAS GIVEN THE FORMATION OF SUCH AN ASSOCIATION HER SUPPORT. THUS I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE YOU THAT ’THE PETER CUSHING ASSOCIATION' HAS NOW BEEN BOTH OFFICIALLY AND FORMALLY ESTABLISHED.
Flyers
a 1997 flyer
a 1997 flyer
a 1997 flyer
