| Alec went to Edinburgh, where he had his own
tailoring business and became a distinguished citizen.
He married Bella
Macintyre and had four children: Bill, who was a professional singer (his
children and grandchildren are still in Edinburgh); Kate, who married John
Duncan; Joey, who married Jack Curle; and Alistair Sim the actor. My mother and
her sisters were very close to Kate and Joey, so you probably met them at
some stage.
My impression is that Alistair rather grew away from the family
after he went on stage, and also that he was much fonder of his mother than
his father. On the other hand all the family were immensely proud of his
success, and I remember my mother saying rather pointedly to me that
Alistair was very good financially to his mother! His widow Naomi wrote a
biography of him, (ISBN 0747500525) which is very interesting but says little of his family
background. |
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