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Claude Whatham | |
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| Born | (1927-12-07)7 December 1927 Manchester,Lancashire, England |
| Died | 4 January 2008(2008-01-04) (aged 80) Anglesey, Wales |
| Education | Oldham Art School |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
Claude Whatham (7 December 1927 – 4 January 2008) was an English film and television director, mainly known for his work on dramas.
In 1940, Whatham, a teenage evacuee art student, had been commissioned to paint fairytale pictures by the youngPrincess Elizabeth andPrincess Margaret atWindsor Castle. During theSecond World War, the series of portraits by SirThomas Lawrence that usually line the walls of theWaterloo Chamber were removed from their frames for safe keeping and replaced by his fairytale pictures, painted on wallpapers rolls. In 2020, Whatham's works were exhibited in the Waterloo Chamber.[1][2]
Whatham attendedOldham Art School and was a set designer for theOldham Repertory Company,[3] before joiningGranada Television, where he made documentaries and dramas includingThe Younger Generation featuring a youngJohn Thaw, andYou in Your Small Corner. He then moved to theBBC, where he worked onThe Wednesday Play,Play for Today,Disraeli and the 1969 adaptation ofA Voyage Round My Father. Other television directing included the adaptation ofLaurie Lee's childhood/coming-of-age memoirCider with Rosie andJumping the Queue.
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