Claud Allister

Claud Allister

Claud Allister, 1938
Born 3 October 1888
London, England
Died 26 July 1970 (aged 81)
Santa Barbara, California
Cause of death
 Natural causes
Occupation Actor
Years active 1929–1955

Claud Allister (3 October 1888 – 26 July 1970) was an English actor with an extensive film career in Hollywood, where he appeared in more than 70 films between 1929-1955.

Early life

He was born William Claud Michael Palmer, in London, England. After receiving his education at Felsted School in Essex, he began his career as a stockbroker's clerk in the City of London, but gave up a life in the Square Mile on deciding that he preferred the stage, upon which he made his début in 1910. He toured England's repertory theatres playing minor parts up to the outbreak of World War I, when he was commissioned into the British Army as a subaltern, and saw active service with the Suffolk Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps[1] Post-war he returned to acting, and in 1924 went to America to perform on the stage there initially. In 1929 he made his film début in The Trial of Mary Dugan.

Filmography

Death

Allister died 26 July 1970 at Santa Barbara, California from natural causes, and his body has its grave in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ Allister's WW1 'Medal Index Card' (Document code: WO 372/15/102156), The National Archive, Surrey, England.

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