My grandpa’s photos from the Philippines (1961-1962)

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My grandpa, an Irish-born actor and filmmaker, travelled all over the world for various documentary film projects. I wanted to share these three photos from the Philippines.

1. A beach on Negros Oriental, 1961. Looking at the map, I’m guessing that the island in the background might be Cebu?

2. Near Davao, Mindanao, 1962. From left to right: my grandpa, a Filipino Christian missionary, and the cameraman travelling with my grandpa.

3. My grandpa sleeping “up-river” in the house of a “reformed headhunter,” Mindanao, 1962. From what I remember of my grandpa’s story, they travelled to some remote area and stayed with tribal people (allegedly former headhunters) who had only fairly recently been converted to Christianity by missionaries. If anyone could shed more light on this story or what group of people he may have been staying with, I’d be very interested!