Monte Luke born Charles Robert Montague Luke, (1885–1962) was an Australian photographer, actor and director.
Biography
Born in Geelong he worked as an actor on stage before developing an interest in stills photography. He was appointed official photographer for J. C. Williamson, taking portraits of stage stars and publicity shots of plays in production. In 1915 he was placed in charge of film production for
J. C. Williamson Ltd after
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.
Biography
He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...
left the country, and directed three features for them. He then set up a photography studio and became one of the leading photographers in the country.
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 56]
Select filmography
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For Australia'' (1915) - director
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Within the Law'' (1916) - director
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Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate may refer to:
* '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'', a novel by Earl Derr Biggers
* ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (play), a 1913 play by George M. Cohan based on the novel
* ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1916 film), a 1916 Australian si ...
'' (1916) - director
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The Monk and the Woman'' (1917) - actor
References
External links
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Collection of Monte Lukeat Art Gallery of New South Wales
Biography at Monte Luke Studios websiteMonte Lukeat
National Film and Sound Archive
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national c ...
Australian film directors
1885 births
1962 deaths
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