Death of noted critic

The death, at the age of 73, of Portadown-born film critic, Alexander Walker, of the London Evening Standard, has robbed the industry of one of its most influential - and literate - writers ... and our own industry of a staunch supporter.

Walker was always willing to help local moviemakers and when the first public meeting which led to the formation of the-then Northern Ireland Film Council (now the Film and Television Commission) was held in Belfast, Walker attended as a major speaker.