Claude Flemming

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Claude Flemming (1884–1952) was an Australian actor, writer, producer and director of theatre and film. He acted in productions of Shakespeare for George Rignold's company in Sydney in 1903, and became a music comedy specialist.

He worked in Australia, Britain and America, including a stint as a voice coach in Hollywood during the early years of sound films and as a company director for Efftee Studios.^[1] He directed The Magic Shoes (1935), the first screen performance of Peter Finch. He also worked as supervisor of productions at radio station 2CH in Sydney.^[2]

His last stage work in Australia was as an actor during the three-year run of Annie Get Your Gun from 1947–50.^[3]

Filmography

Trilby (1917) – actor
The Lure of the Bush (1918) – director, actor
₤500 Reward (1918) – director, actor, producer, writer
Sheepmates (1934) (uncompleted film) – actor
Dear Old London (1933) (short) – director
The Magic Shoes (1935) (short) – director

References

↑ "AUSTRALIAN FILMS.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 25 October 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
↑ "OLD FILM FOUND.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 25 June 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 83.

External links

Claude Flemming at IMDB
Claude Flemming at National Film and Sound Archive
Claude Flemming's Australian theatre credits at Ausstage

Persondata
Name	Flemming, Claude
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor, writer, producer and director
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth
Date of death	1952
Place of death

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