Clytie Jessop (born Clytie Erica Lloyd-Jones; 1929 – 9 April 2017)[1] was a British-based Australian actress, gallerist, painter, screenwriter and film director, notable mainly for her association with cinematographer and film directorFreddie Francis.[2]
Born to Herman Jonah and Erica Lily (née Small) Lloyd-Jones in Sydney, New South Wales, Jessop's younger sister, Hermia Sappho Lloyd-Jones (1931–2000), married artist David Boyd. [2]
Clytie Lloyd-Jones married her first husband antiques dealer, Peter Jessop, in London in 1952, with whom she adopted a daughter, Pandora, her only child.[2]
Francis had been cinematographer for The Innocents; he later directed Jessop in two minor horror roles for Hammer and Amicus, respectively: Nightmare (1964) and Torture Garden (1967).[2]
Jessop a later owned and ran the eponymous Clytie Jessop Gallery on Kings Road, Chelsea, London, during the 1960s.[3][4]
Following the arrest on obscenity charges of OZ magazine'sRichard Neville and Jim Anderson in 1971, she held a benefit exhibition called Ozjects D'Art featuring works by David Hockney among others.[2]
1969 saw her marry Australian writer Peter Smalley, author of a series of historic naval novels about HMS Expedient.[2] In 1986, she wrote, directed and produced the film Emma's War, starring Lee Remick.[2]
clytie, jessop, born, clytie, erica, lloyd, jones, 1929, april, 2017, british, based, australian, actress, gallerist, painter, screenwriter, film, director, notable, mainly, association, with, cinematographer, film, director, freddie, francis, contents, biogra. Clytie Jessop born Clytie Erica Lloyd Jones 1929 9 April 2017 1 was a British based Australian actress gallerist painter screenwriter and film director notable mainly for her association with cinematographer and film director Freddie Francis 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn to Herman Jonah and Erica Lily nee Small Lloyd Jones in Sydney New South Wales Jessop s younger sister Hermia Sappho Lloyd Jones 1931 2000 married artist David Boyd 2 Clytie Lloyd Jones married her first husband antiques dealer Peter Jessop in London in 1952 with whom she adopted a daughter Pandora her only child 2 Living in New York in the late 1950s she worked as an actor in off Broadway productions 2 Her first screen role was as the ghost of Miss Jessel in The Innocents 1961 based on Henry James s The Turn of the Screw and starring Deborah Kerr She appeared only in long shot 2 Francis had been cinematographer for The Innocents he later directed Jessop in two minor horror roles for Hammer and Amicus respectively Nightmare 1964 and Torture Garden 1967 2 Jessop a later owned and ran the eponymous Clytie Jessop Gallery on Kings Road Chelsea London during the 1960s 3 4 Following the arrest on obscenity charges of OZ magazine s Richard Neville and Jim Anderson in 1971 she held a benefit exhibition called Ozjects D Art featuring works by David Hockney among others 2 1969 saw her marry Australian writer Peter Smalley author of a series of historic naval novels about HMS Expedient 2 In 1986 she wrote directed and produced the film Emma s War starring Lee Remick 2 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1961 The Innocents Miss Jessel1964 Nightmare Woman in White1967 Torture Garden Atropos Goddess of Destiny final film role References Edit Find A Will Smalley Clytie Erica GOV uk Retrieved 13 September 2019 a b c d e f g h i Artist actor and influencer in swinging London The Sydney Morning Herald 14 June 2017 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Morgan Joyce Up yours Britannia The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 10 April 2017 Totaro Paola 20 September 2008 Clapton s Aussie mate recalls wild London The Melbourne Age Retrieved 10 April 2017 External links EditClytie Jessop at IMDb This biographical article related to film in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clytie Jessop amp oldid 1050745726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
