John Brown (servant) Queen Victoria commissioned a life-sized statue of Brown by Edgar Boehm shortly after his death. The inscription read: "Friend more than Servant. Loyal. Truthful. Brave. Self less than Duty, even to the Grave." When Victoria's son succeeded to the throne he had the statue moved to a less conspicuous site. Design and manufacture of both medals were commissioned by Queen Victoria. The 1997 film "Mrs Brown" is the fictionalised story of John Brown. Billy Connolly stars as Brown and Dame Judi Dench as Victoria. John Brown (servant) John Brown (8 December 1826 – 27 March 1883) was a Scottish personal
Film Victoria of the Government to meet the present and future media needs of Victorians; to simplify access to film materials and to enlarge the benefits to be derived from the use of such materials. In 1997 the functions of "Film Victoria" were amalgamated with those of the "State Film Centre", to form "Cinemedia Corporation", under the "Cinemedia Corporation Act 1997". In 2001 the "Cinemedia Corporation" was abolished and "Film Victoria" and the "Australian Centre for the Moving Image" (ACMI) were established as separate statutory authorities. The functions of "Film Victoria" as set out in the "Film Act 2001", are: Film Victoria