Person Open DS/UK/23031 Norton; Richard (2 April 1892-12 July 1954); Hon; British film producer, former banker Norton Richard 2 April 1892-12 July 1954 British film producer, former banker Male London, England

Richard Norton was intalled as the first managing director of Pinewood in 1936. He came up with strategies to keep the studio busy and the staff and technicians employed during quieter seasons. He set up a small subsidiary company, Pinebrook, which was designed to make low-budget films, or 'fillers', when there were gaps in studio bookings. Pinebrook was a hazardous experiment which spawned a major innovation in film finance; however cheaply the pictures were made, Norton generally found it a struggle to pay the wages. He pursuaded cast and crew to invest past of their wages in the films. With the 'Norton Formula', as it became known, Pinebrook never lost money. Geoffrey Macnab, 'J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry', (2016) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 10/29/2019 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a797399a-80b2-43e3-8219-2091e809a0af