Dear Alexander - thank you for this lovely memoir of Ted Goodman. I first met him about 50 years ago when I joined the committee of NCROPA and I am probably the last one of those alive. Around 10 years later I moved to live in Europe and later Hollywood California as a producer and director of erotic films. It was not until 2016 that an email from him out of the blue linked us again and we met every 6 months until Covid. He always insisted on buying me dinner and we could have talked all night but he invariably had to rush for his Redhill train. I had retired and devoted myself to writing narrative History - my first love - and Ted was happy to read all my 7 books. We last met in Dec 2021. He always refused to talk about his health though I knew he had been ill. But only recently did he tell me that he would be unable to meet me when my latest book comes out this month. Writing to him 2 days ago elicited a reply from his son that he was dead ! I am still in shock ! He was a character and an extremely nice person. Your obituary does him proud.
Thank you, Alexander, for this lovely well-deserved eulogy for Ted Goodman. I was a long time friend of the genius Terence DuQuesne who was proficient in about fourteen different languages. We ran The Yeats Club together with Chris Morgan. Ted and Terry also had a long friendship and Ted was present at Terry's funeral, both in London and in Oxfordshire. I am sorry to lose contact with two special souls in this world. Daniel Jacobs (Terry's publisher sent me your Substack tribute quite by chance. I was so grateful to read your words.
I am editing/co author of the autobiography of Dr Tuppy Owen's. Mr Goodman and NCROPA worked closely with her in the '90's. His illness and hacked email again explains why I was unable to contact him. Unfortunately Tuppy's memories are fading due to ageand health but the archive and this arcticle helps to allow me to finish her work. I am grateful for your article. Thank you, well written and informative.
Dear Alexander - thank you for this lovely memoir of Ted Goodman. I first met him about 50 years ago when I joined the committee of NCROPA and I am probably the last one of those alive. Around 10 years later I moved to live in Europe and later Hollywood California as a producer and director of erotic films. It was not until 2016 that an email from him out of the blue linked us again and we met every 6 months until Covid. He always insisted on buying me dinner and we could have talked all night but he invariably had to rush for his Redhill train. I had retired and devoted myself to writing narrative History - my first love - and Ted was happy to read all my 7 books. We last met in Dec 2021. He always refused to talk about his health though I knew he had been ill. But only recently did he tell me that he would be unable to meet me when my latest book comes out this month. Writing to him 2 days ago elicited a reply from his son that he was dead ! I am still in shock ! He was a character and an extremely nice person. Your obituary does him proud.
Thank you, Alexander, for this lovely well-deserved eulogy for Ted Goodman. I was a long time friend of the genius Terence DuQuesne who was proficient in about fourteen different languages. We ran The Yeats Club together with Chris Morgan. Ted and Terry also had a long friendship and Ted was present at Terry's funeral, both in London and in Oxfordshire. I am sorry to lose contact with two special souls in this world. Daniel Jacobs (Terry's publisher sent me your Substack tribute quite by chance. I was so grateful to read your words.
Dwina.***
I am editing/co author of the autobiography of Dr Tuppy Owen's. Mr Goodman and NCROPA worked closely with her in the '90's. His illness and hacked email again explains why I was unable to contact him. Unfortunately Tuppy's memories are fading due to ageand health but the archive and this arcticle helps to allow me to finish her work. I am grateful for your article. Thank you, well written and informative.