With regard to the slightly scathing remarks directed my way by J Lyons (Letters, August 16), I wish to point out some discrepancies.

Miles Malleson was the first actor I wrote about so Mr Lyons was not paying attention that week.

As for being allowed to monopolise The Argus letters page almost nightly, I am allowed a small piece once a week, for which I am extremely grateful.

Many phone callers and letter writers say they enjoy my articles. These people are over 70, like myself, you see, and prefer them to adversarial letters.

As to who I am, I can only answer no one very much. I do have one-off knowledge of Hollywood at that time, through some family connections.

If you wish to examine the merchandise, please feel free to call and do so.

I have written about many British supporting actors - Eric Blore, Lionel Atwill, Dame May Witty, Roland Young, Arthur Treacher and E E Clive, to name just a few. They were no less British because they worked in Hollywood.

That is where the film industry was in the Thirties and early Forties, otherwise they would not have been there.

I certainly could not watch the likes of Jessie Matthews when Eleanor Powell was up there dancing.

I will, however, write about some British supporting actors, anxious as I am to please, but most will be as dead as the Hollywood ones Mr Lyons complains about.

-Gordon Dean, St Luke's Road, Brighton