European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 20, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 psf or old throne officer invests acts in period movie by Nancy Torner . Bureau Raf Lakenheath England there s no business like show business especially if you re involved in both the financial and performing aspects of the movie Industry. And that s just what . Air Force maj. Jeffrey m. Bishop did when he invested about $1,640 into the production of a British feature length movie chasing the Deer and also appeared in the film. For the 43-year-old Bishop chief of the outpatient mental health clinic at Raf Lakenheath it was Worth travel into Scotland for the making of the movies even As an unpaid extra he said. I had a Ball he said. The movie which has been playing in Edinburgh Scotland since it debuted sept. 12, will open dec. 9 at the Prince Charles Cinema in London. It has received rave reviews from the Edinburgh evening news the Glasgow Herald and the express newspapers. Chasing the Deer centers on a Young scottish boy who is kidnapped and eventually conscripted into the British Mili tary during the 1745 jacobite rebellion in which Prince Charles Edward is at tempting to regain the thrown of England for his father James Edward. Mean while the boy s pacifist father is forced to fight against the British for the jacobites. Bishop who attended the film s debut in Edinburgh won t divulge More about the plot except to say take a the movie stars Ian Cuthbertson who appeared in gorillas in the Mist Andrian blessed who performed in Robin Hood Prince of thieves and Flash Cor Don. All other primary roles Are played by newcomers. Bishop first Learned about the movie through his interest in history. He had purchased several hour Long videos about historic military Battles from Cromwell films ltd., based in Edinburgh. As part of the firm s mailing list he was offered a Chance last december to become an in Vestor in the company s first attempt at making a feature length film he said. The minimum investment share was 1,000 pounds about $1,640although investors could Purchase More than one share Bishop said. A successful film would mean that investors could make a profit he said. But the Hope of financial gain in t what prompted Bishop to Pur Chase a share in the movie. Instead he said he was interested in the company Soffer to allow investors to appear Asun paid extras in the extra acting part was the driving Force for me Bishop investors weren t guaranteed a part in the film Bishop and his wife Marianne 32, decided to take their chances and planned a week s vacation i Scotland to coincide with the shooting of the movie. The couple travelled to Inver Ness the first week of april knowing Only that the film was being shot at fort George which was built by King George ii in 1746 and still is an operational Mili tary installation. After about 10 minutes inside the fort the Bishops spotted group of red coated British soldiers and followed them Jeffrey Bishop said. Atthe filming location he was told that he could report to the wardrobe and that he would be called if needed it was t five minutes and someone came in and said they needed a British staff officer Bishop said. He volunteered. And that s when he Learned he would have to shave off his Mustache something his wife had been trying to get him to do for British soldiers had ponytails but they weren t allowed to have facial. Hair Bishop said. My wife was there were other sacrifices. Dur ing one scene Bishop said he had to lie on the ground for hours in freezing tempera Tures playing a dead Soldier. Several people had to be treated for the filming of the scene. Unfortunately Bishop said he could t identify himself Amon the dead when he watched the movie. Bishop also spent hours marching in and out of is a veld to maj. Jeffrey m. Bishop of Raf Lakenheath England with his Mustache grown Back looks at photos of a British movie in which he played an 18th-Century army officer. The fortress while camera Crews filmed the procession from every Angle. And again Bishop said he could t identify himself among the troops. However Bishop did not suffer in vain in one scene he said he can be distinctly seen standing behind the Duke of Cumber land. In Case Bishop is difficult to recognize in a powdered wig and without his facial hair he s the one wearing the Sash. The scottish company now is planning a second full length feature film about Rob Ert the Bruce a Nobleman during the reign of Edwardi Bishop said. " i m going to invest in the next movie Loo he said.-. Toj Niss by Ron Jense Nurnberg Bureau Forth Germany when the Nurnberg military Community vanishes next year military retirees who live in the area say they will lose a Central meeting place. Although the draw Down might Force some of them to move Back to the United states Many say they won thave to change their lifestyles drastically. Ill miss coming to the snack bar Clarence Vaughns said. Well just have to find some other place to drink Vaughns is one of several Hundred military retirees who live in the Nurnberg area. For years the military Community Here has been a source of significant super port offering a Large Hospital and a Post Exchange and commissary that have been among the Best in , with a population of 35,000 or More Tor years it provided a network of fellow americans for so Cial interaction. But the Hospital closed in the Spring and the remain der of the Community will be gone by late autumn of 1995.tony Ziglio spent More than 20 years in the army before retiring m 1970. He then worked for the Exchange service for 15 years. He now holds a part time Job on the German Economy that provides him with health insurance. So the loss of the american Community is mostly a loss of social Contact. Ill miss the stars and stripes number 1, he said. Ill miss an number 2." but he will also miss the group of retirees that often congregates in the snack bar at the la miss the people that i see every Day Over Here he said. I come Down every Day every Ziglio Aguilar Vaughns 68, who retired in 1973 after 29 years in the army said he too will miss the frequent gab sessions with fellow closest Community is Katterbach he said re Ferring to the base 20 Miles to the Southwest. I can t see driving out there every Day for a newspaper and Aguilar ended a 24-year army career in 1991. Now working As a Bagger at the commissary he said he will try to find employment on the German it s hard to find a Job he said if i get a Job i m satisfied with i la probably he does t find a Good Job he said he will Proba Bly return to the United thing he will miss he said is the laundromat just outside William o. Darby Cavern in Furth he said the Cost of a German laundromat is much greater. What he can get for 75 cents in the american facility costs 10marks, almost $7, in the German one. Also hoping for a Job is William Knotz the postal supervisor at the Post office in the Furth Exchange. He was at Aschaffenbur when it shut Down and at Eringen when it closed. I m hoping Well get transferred to another Post of fice he said. If that does t work out and i can t Fin another Job i guess Well go Back to the Knotz who retired six years ago after 23 years in the army said five of the six employees at the Post office Are military re All in the same boat he said. Marvy Snyder 67, has lived in Germany 30 years. His German wife is now dead but he still plans to make his Home in Erlanger about 10 Miles North of have no plans to go Back to the states he said. I have my friends Over Here. Many of us retirees own our own said he will miss using the Post office which pro Vides cheaper rates than the German postal system when mailing items to the United states. But he said he rarely uses the Exchange or the commissary. It s cheaper on the Economy Snyder said. A lot of people say i m wrong about that but i m is adjutant for the european department of the veterans of foreign wars. As such he is concerned he said about some of the younger veterans the ones still in their 50s.those with jobs in the military Community will Proba Bly not be Able to continue working even if they move to another come first in hiring he said. These Guys the retirees won t be Able to find a la have to go Back to the
