Gramps: Actor extraordinaire

One of the greatest passions in Gramp's life was his acting.  His one great regret in his life was that he was not able to take up acting professionally.  He acted in a huge variety of roles in an amateur capacity and it gave him a great deal of joy.  Unfortunately I never got to watch him act in a play but his acting ability often came to the fore in his telling of stories and jokes during which he always kept his audience spell bound.

Advertising campaign

Instead of acting professionally, Gramps worked as a bank manager.  In 1967, he was featured in a national advertising campaign for National Provincial Bank in which they promoted the "human face" of their bank managers.