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Claude Whatham (7 December 1927 – 4 January 2008) was an English film and television director, mainly known for his work on dramas.
Claude Whatham was born on 7 December 1927 in Manchester, England, UK. Claude was a director and producer, known for Hoodwink (1981), Plays of Today (1969) and The Verdict Is Yours (1958). Claude was married to Ann Shaw. Claude died on 4 January 2008 in Anglesey, Wales, UK.
- Director, Producer, Production Designer
- December 7, 1927
- Claude Whatham
- January 4, 2008
Claude Whatham. Director. 2 December 1927 to 4 January 2008. A director who enjoyed success in television and film, Whatham won acclaim for the small screen productions of A Voyage Round My Father (1969) and Cider With Rosie (1971).
Feb 14, 2014 · Sophie Neville saying goodbye to director Claude Whatham. After working for a short time as a production designer he became a television director at the age of about thirty – evolving his craft in the early years of Granada Television. Being both a craftsman and artist he loved innovation and being avant guard.
Claude Whatham was born on December 7, 1927 in Manchester, England, UK. Claude was a director and producer, known for Hoodwink (1981), Plays of Today (1969) and The Verdict Is Yours (1958). Claude was married to Ann Shaw. Claude died on January 4, 2008 in Anglesey, Wales, UK.
- December 7, 1927
- January 4, 2008
In the 1940s, during the Second World War, the young evacuee Claude Watham created a series of highly coloured pantomime decorations in order to spruce up the Waterloo Chamber. Due to the threat of bomb damage the Lawrence portraits were removed from their frames, leaving bare spaces in their stead.
May 13, 1973 · That'll Be the Day: Directed by Claude Whatham. With David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth. Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years.
