Russ Tobin in Hollywood

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Working in an office for a living is crap, whilst selling sewing machines in a not altogether honourable way is much more fun, and you get to meet an awful lot more ladies that way! But ultimately switch-selling is no fun in the long term, and your boss is usually an idiot so always keep an eye out for a new opportunity. My friend Stanley Morgan’s first book, The Sewing Machine Man, published in 1968, featured a lovable rogue, Russ Tobin, whose career path from bank clerk to sewing machine salesman seemed largely autobiographical. It was an immediate hit. There would be a further 17 books in the series, which sold around 10m copies worldwide by the close of the 1970s. Stan, who has died aged 88, then moved into the US market and continued to write thrillers throughout the 80s and 90s. Tobin In Paradise covers the first week of Russ's two week break in the Bahamas, starting on December 1st of YEAR 4. Looking At Paperwork (1968) – British Productivity Council film regarding the importance of O & M in business administration It continues throughout the following week with Russ agreeing on the Friday to fly to LA a week today (ie the following Friday)

Drawing In Metric (1969) – Central Office of Information film for architects changing over to metric units within the construction industry. EDITION 2: It's amazing how these women pay their dues! Russ Tobin's got a new job - collecting debts for Karefree Kredit Inkorporated. He's the man who can get Joanne (29, widowed two years) to pay her debt ten times over - and how! Then he meets Tony Dane, the king of the swingers, and becomes just a face in the crowd - a crowd of strippers, that is. Where will it all end? It won't, not by a long chalk! That Debt-Collecting is a tough job for someone who has a heart of gold and an eye for the ladies. And also that when an opportunity arises - you should take it and worry about the consequences later. Life is what you make it and it is a fool who chooses to stand still when there is a whole world to be discovered.Tobin For Hire starts in Toronto on Christmas Eve of YEAR 4 and ends on December 30th with Russ & Buzz aboard a plane flying to Australia via Tahiti There is also a scene towards the end of the book when Russ demos a machine to a gay couple called Francis & Peter which does veer off into a couple of pretty dated stereotypes and includes some fairly major police brutality towards the gay community (The new edition comes with a "content-warning" foreword as a result), but ultimately Stan has the good grace to redeem himself by painting them as thoroughly likeable He flies to Dublin at noon on January 25th YEAR 5 and the story covers the first week at Ballytatty January 27th - February 3rd

Tobin On Safari Starts with Russ arriving in Nairobi on November 28th of YEAR 3 and the book covers the the first few weeks of the Safari job

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It's a matter of public record that at the time of the book's publication Stan himself was working in a Retirement Home on the south coast (not Brighton), but ended up being dismissed when the company owners read the book and claimed that he brought their good name into disrepute (there is a subplot where Russ wonders if the complex is owned by a shady mafia-like corporation!) However, they found themselves on dodgy ground as a) the book has the usual disclaimer in the front about any resemblance to real people being coincidental b) their actual company name was not mentioned in the book and c) Stan had copies of original draft manuscripts that pre-dated him ever even working there! From the start he is successful but realises, to his confusion and delight, that many of his lonely, lady customers are more interested in his charms than in his sewing machines. Interpreting in his own special way the salesman's motto "The Customer Is Always Right", he does his best to leave each one wholly satisfied.

Stanley Morgan (10 November 1929 – 24 August 2018 [1] [2]) was an English writer and actor. He wrote fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and had more than 40 books published between 1968 and 2006. Gideon's Way (1964–1966) – Det. Insp. Wallace / Policeman at Hospital (uncredited) (final appearance) Then Matt, who's affable, rich and well-connected, invites Tobin to an incredible weekend party in his luxurious mansion on Santa Catalina Island - and Russ begins to make a few connections of his own. It turns out to be the most demanding forty-eight hours of Tobin's life so far.When an organization comes on board as a client, Russell Tobin takes the time to understand the company from the inside out. We work directly with you and your leadership team to create an end-to-end solution capable of handling the full recruitment lifecycle, tailored to your company’s needs and culture. After gathering the critical data we need to seek exactly the right candidates for your hiring strategy, our recruiters take over, using their deep understanding of your industry to build out talent pools and discover game-changing new hires. The basic moral is to take opportunities, don't be afraid of the unknown, if you don't try something you'll never know what is around the corner. Also that old-age is no excuse for not having fun, and we're all beautiful no matter what our differences. Stan gives book publishers a particularly hard time (in the guise of Julie Kahn) - ironic given what was to happen shortly after this book came out. Other than that - we also learn that no matter what may or may not be around the corner, you should always follow your heart and deal with the consequences afterwards.. There was something buoyant and lighthearted about them that lifted you up and made you want to laugh with them" and it's noteable that Russ's becomes a more enlightened person once he spends a bit of time with them

He also provided voiceovers for countless adverts and it is surprising how familiar his voice became. In 1970 he was nominated for a Bafta for a short documentary he voiced for the electronics company Mullard called Mullardability. It was during the long hours awaiting calls from his agent that Stan began to write. Later that month he quits and moves to London. He then spends 2 weeks on an acting job in Portugal from 5th - 19th October The Courier starts the Thursday before Christmas of YEAR 2. Russ starts working in Majorca on March 13th of YEAR 3 Even so, Russ's next step was left dangling in a far more vague manner than most of the previous books, so with Russ happy and care-free, literally able to go anywhere he pleased, it almost felt like a satisfactory ending. And it was....for 26 yearsOriginally an actor, Morgan had many jobs as a young man, including sewing machine salesman, debt collector and bank clerk. In 1951, Morgan emigrated to Canada where he spent some time working in the Bank of Nova Scotia. In 1955, he emigrated again, this time to Southern Rhodesia. He resumed his acting career there and was sponsored to return to London after winning a Best Actor award. Upon returning to London, Morgan featured mostly in voice-overs ("Mullardability" the documentary he voiced for Mullard was nominated for the Special Film BAFTA in 1970 [3]), although he did have a small role in the James Bond film Dr. No playing the Concierge in the casino who first introduces Sean Connery as James Bond. [4] Most of his acting credits were in second-feature crime shorts filmed at Merton Park Studios. [5] The Debt Collector starts in early June of YEAR 2 - four weeks into his new job at Karefree Kredit Inkorporated They finally fly out to LA on January 1st YEAR 5 at 11pm where they connect to a Qantas Tahiti flight leaving at 2am on 2nd January