Before Gloria met Nick, she was an actress, mostly working in British television series like DR WHO, THE PROFESSIONALS, GENERAL HOSPITAL and SOFTLY SOFTLY TASK FORCE.

Nick and Gloria met in 1975 on the set of a small independent movie which at the time was called EVIL HERITAGE.

“We made the entire movie for £15,000”, Nick recalls. “The crew chipped in their services for a piece of the movie and shared in the profit, once it was sold”.

“In the movie,” Nick explains, “Gloria was murdered by a demonically possessed psychopath. Her head was smashed in a door and her hair and body were drenched in blood. Another make-up artist, Robin, dealt with her and I looked after other actors on the set. But when Robin had an end of production party to go to, he asked me to clean Gloria up at the end of a LONG shooting day”.

“I soon discovered that the blood that Robin had used was cochineal based and I knew she would have trouble getting it off her delicate skin and hair... but I didn’t know her well enough to tell her to strip off and let me see what I could do”. “We were filming in an old house”, Gloria recalls. “We didn’t finish until 11.00 p.m. and when I discovered the blood stains were not moving I climbed in the bath and started scrubbing. An hour later I was still at it. I didn’t know if Nick had gone home. But I had to swallow my pride and call for HELP!” Nick hadn’t gone home. He was sitting outside the door waiting for her call. That night, in the bath, they got to know each other quite well. “A few months later they changed the name of the movie to SATAN’S SLAVE”, Nick continues. “I said to Producer Les Young that the change made it sound like a sex movie. He smiled and responded by telling me he didn’t care why people went to see the movie ... as long as they went in!” Becoming a couple... 

Between other movies, periods away on location and missed telephone calls, it was almost 3 years before Nick and Gloria’s relationship truly blossomed. “We kept missing each other,” Gloria remembers. “He would call and I wouldn’t be free. When I was, I’d call and he was away on location. Eventually we got together for a party at his place and everything gelled. 8 months later,,, we were married.” “Gloria is an artist in her own right,” Nick explains. “She’s an actress, a painter, a good writer and a very caring woman who is known for her love of animals, especially the birds she raises. But she chose to take second place to my career and creativity. She has been my right arm ever since.”
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Gloria assisted Nick on movies like KRULL and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Together they wrote the movie INSEMINOID, Directed by Norman Warren, (who directed the movie that they met on).  She would help Nick assess prospective movie projects, reading scripts while he worked in the studio, marking relevant sections and helping him make a quick assessment of the effects needed. She supported him when he wanted to sail the Caribbean, even though she has never sailed in her life. She supported the change of lifestyle when they started their first galleries in Antigua, despite a major drop in income. She worried about admin, leaving him free to be creative and just when they were settled in their island home, supported his choice to pick up roots and move to St Maarten to create the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit.

 







Of Gloria, Nick says...  “We have been married over 30 years and I still don’t know why she puts up with me.  Making any marriage succeed takes work. Being married to an artist... waiting at home while I worked 90 hours a week on movies... putting up with creative moods... supporting me through life’s twists and turns... accepting me for who I am... giving me the space I need to fulfill my dreams and ambitions... that takes a very special woman. She is my life partner in every sense of the phrase. Marrying Gloria was a turning point that inspired me to succeed. I only hope she is half as proud of me as I am of her.”