Frank Dawson Clewlow known under pseudonym of Stafford Dawson, was an English-born actor, director, stage and radio producer and theatre manager, he worked in his native England, as well as Scotland during the 1910s and 1920s, before emigrating to Australia in 1926 where he continued his career and in 1936 he became Federal Controller of Productions for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
11 Facts About Frank Clewlow
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Frank Clewlow worked for two years as leading actor and stage manager under the name "Stafford Dawson" in 1909 for Annie Horniman at the Manchester Gaiety Theatre, Manchester.
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Frank Clewlow played with Ian McLaren's company as Touchstone and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, In November 1921 he met Herbert Pochin and Walter Martin in a cafe to discuss setting up the Leicester Drama Society.
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Frank Clewlow worked as producer for Scottish National Theatre Society at The Athenaeum Theatre in Glasgow and the Museum Hall in Bridge of Allan for two years where he directed.
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Frank Clewlow was brought out to Australia in 1926 by Wilkie, as actor and stage director.
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Frank Clewlow married Minnie Suckling, an actress with the same troupe.
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Frank Clewlow played Henry VIII, Mercutio and Lafeu at the Theatre Royal, Hobart and Henry VIII at the Otago Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Frank Clewlow was appointed director of the Melbourne Repertory Theatre Society, succeeding Gregan McMahon in 1928.
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Frank Clewlow contributed an article The Future of the Theatre for July 1931 Stream leftist literary journal that included an article by Nettie Palmer.
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Frank Clewlow was responsible for the stage debut of Coral Browne in the George Bernard Shaw play You Never Can Tell at the Garrick Theatre in 1930.
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Frank Clewlow assembled a strong group of radio actors to perform several great plays every week.