Donald Alexander born 26 October 1913, died Inverness 20 July1993 Documentary film maker

Donald Alexander, graduated from Cambridge in Classics and languages in 1935 1936 Joined Strand Films. 1938 joined Film Centre and took various free lance work for Films of Scotland 1938, and for BBC and Shell Films. 1940 joined Paul Rotha Productions as film director. 1944 founder member and chairman of Documentary Technicians Alliance (DATA) unitl 1950. 1945 Married Budge Cooper 1951 - becomes Films Adviser to National Coal Board until 1963 1969 Director of Audio Visual Aids, Dundee University Joined Films of Scotland Committee 1979 Retired.

Brigid (Budge) Cooper born ? died Dundee1983 Documentary film maker

1930’s continuity girl Elstree Studios Assistant to Humphrey Jennings at Crown Film Unit ca 1940 joined Paul Rotha Productions as director 1944 founder member of Documentary Technicians Alliance (DATA) ca 1950 free lance film maker

book; With an Eye to the Future. A Scottish Film Monograph, pub Scottish Screen 1997