When war was declared in 1939, Les Tweedie was at the movies with his sweetheart, Peg. He enlisted, married her, and went off to serve New Zealand as a soldier for the next six years. In 1941, he noted in his tiny personal soldier's diary every film he saw, and many other things that happened in that very interesting year. Throughout his life his love for going to the movies remained constant. Seventy five years later, writer Jaq Tweedie - his daughter - decodes the diary and reveals Les Tweedie's secret cinematic life.About the Author: Leslie Edward Tweedie graduated from Auckland University College in and then studied teaching at Auckland Teachers College, where he met Peg Feaver. He served with the New Zealand Army during World War 2. After his return home he resumed teaching and raised six children including his sons John, Richard, and Grant, and his daughter Jacqueline (known as Jaq.) He died in 1998 aged 83. Jaq Tweedie graduated from the University of Auckland in 2006. She is a writer, poet and reformed comedian, and lives in a tower in central Auckland.