1965–78 of Northern Rock Building Society Jerry Pam, Hollywood agent and member of the Finance Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; publicist of Sir Michael Caine Keith Pavitt, of the Science and Technology Policy Research Maurice Peston, Baron Peston of Mile End, English economist, Professor of Economics 1965–88 at Queen Mary College, and father of Robert Peston Harold Pinter Prof Derek S. Pugh, British psychologist, business theorist and Emeritus Professor of International Management at the Open University Business School (attended 1944–48, evacuated to Northampton during World War II) Henry Richardson, film editor Lt Col F. J. Roberts, editor of the 'Wipers Times' Philip Robinson, executive director, Financial Services Authority 1998–2009 Norman Rose, biographer of Sir Winston Churchill Ralph Shackman, professor of urology 1961–75 at Hammersmith Hospital Alfred Sherman, journalist Barrie Sherman, trade unionist Colin Shindler, first professor of Israeli Studies in the UK, SOAS Aubrey Silberston CBE, professor of economics 1978–87 at Imperial College London, and father of Jeremy Silberston Barry Supple CBE, professor of economic history 1981–93 University of Cambridge, and a former Director of the Leverhulme Trust, and father of Tim Supple (attended 1942–49) Maurice Vile, Professor Emeritus and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the University of Kent. William Warbey, Labour MP 1945–50 for Luton, and 1953–55 for Broxtowe, and 1955–66 for Ashfield Maurice Wohl CBE, businessman Henry Woolf, theatre director John Yudkin, Professor of Nutrition 1954–71 at Queen Elizabeth College, known for finding links between sugar and coronary heart disease Grocers' Company's School (1876–1906) Cecil J. Allen, author, musician, lecturer, wrote more than 700 articles about locomotives and over 40 books on railways of Europe, attended the Grocer's Company's School circa 1898 F. Britten Austin, playwright whose book The Drum would be made into The Last Outpost Sir Robert Barlow, businessman, former Chairman of the Metal Box Company Prof Raymond Wilson Chambers, Quain Professor of English Language and Literature 1922–41 at University College London Cecil Vandepeer Clarke (1888–1961) engineer, inventor and soldier. Prof Millais Culpin, Professor 1931–39 of Medical-Industrial Psychology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Notes References O'Connor, Maureen, et al. Hackney Downs: The School That Dared to Fight. London: Cassell, 1999. (10). (13). Print. Watkins, G. L., ed. The Clove's Lines: The Newsletter of the Clove Club: The Old Boys of Hackney Downs School. Print. (Some issues are accessible online at the website of the Clove Club.) Watkins, G. L., ed.