David Bowie: Finding Fame

Overview

Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Ziggy Stardust, following the period from 1966 when he changed his name from David Jones to Bowie. It includes footage from the BBC Archives including footage of a BBC audition in 1965 of David Bowie and the Lower Third, which included a performance of Chim-Chim-Cheree and Baby That's A Promise.

Director: Francis Whately

Cast

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

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Kristina Amadeus

Self

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Hermione Farthingale

Self

Lindsay Kemp

Self

Tony Visconti

Self

Dana Gillespie

Self

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Geoff MacCormak

Self

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George Underwood

Self

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Mike Vernon

Self

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Tony Hatch

Self