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Freddie Carpenter Biography (1908-1989)

Born February 15, 1908, in Melbourne, Australia; died of cancer, January 19,1989, in London, England; son of James and Jean (Dunstone) Carpenter.

Nationality

Australian

Gender

Male

Occupation

dancer, choreographer, director

Birth Details

February 15, 1908

Melbourne, Australia

Death Details

January 19, 1989

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES; DANCER
• STAGE DEBUT--Chorus, The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1924.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Young King, Almanac, Erlanger Theatre, 1928.
• LONDON DEBUT--Dancer with Frances Mann, Palladium Theatre, 1929.
• Follow a Star, Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1930.
• Bow Bells, Hippodrome Theatre, London, 1932.
• Yours Sincerely, Daly's Theatre, London, 1934.
• That Certain Something, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1934.
• Let's Go Gay, Embassy Theatre, then Shaftesbury Theatre, both London, 1935.
• Cinderella, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1936.
• I'd Rather Be Right, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1937.
• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Choreographer, Tulip Time, Alhambra Theatre, London, 1935.
• choreographer, The Dancing Years, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1939.
• choreographer, Lady Behave, His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1941.
• choreographer, The Love Racket, Victoria Palace Theatre, London, 1943.
• director, Danny La Rue at the Palace, Palace Theatre, London, 1970.
• director, The Danny La Rue Show, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1973.
• director, Hans Andersen, Palladium Theatre, London, 1974.
• director, Irene, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1976.
• Also choreographer, Life Begins at Oxford Circus, London, 1935; choreographer, The Town Talks and Mother Goose, both London, 1936; choreographer, AndOn We Go, London, 1937; choreographer, Maritza and Bobby Get Your Gun, both London, 1938; choreographer, Funny Side Up, London, 1939; choreographer, Up and Doing and Present Arms, both London, 1940; choreographer, The Lilac Domino,London, 1944; choreographer, Irene, The Gaieties, and Big Boy, all London, 1945; director, Follow the Girls, Australia, 1946; director, The Dancing Yearsand Love Is My Reason, both London, 1947; director, Limelight and Serenade,both London, 1948; director, The Lilac Domino and The Sleeping Beauty, both London, 1949. Choreographer, Dear Miss Phoebe, London, 1952; director, Belindaand Sally, both London, 1952; director, One Fair Daughter, London, 1953; director, The Billy Barnes Revue, Rose Marie, and A Wish for Jaime, all London,1960; director, A Love for Jaime, London, 1962; director, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Melbourne, Australia, 1963; director, Never Too Late, Melbourne, 1964; director, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sydney, Australia, 1964; director, The World of Jaime, London, 1967; director, Let's Get Swinging and Queen Passionella, both London, 1968; director, The Corbett Follies and The Tommy Cooper Show, both London, 1969; director,Cinderella, Manchester, U.K., 1970; director, Charlie Girl, Melbourne, 1971;director, Cinderella, Coventry, U.K., 1971; director, No, No Nanette, Melbourne, 1972; director, Cowardly Custard, South Africa, 1973; director, Irene, Sydney, 1974; director, The Ronnie Corbett Revue, Paignton, U.K., 1975; director, Queen Daniella, London, 1975; director, Something's Afoot, Hong Kong, 1978; director, The Danny La Rue Show, Scarborough, U.K., 1978.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Dancer, Lavender, U.K. cities, 1931.
• director, The Merry Widow, U.K. cities, 1959.
• director, Kind Sir, U.K. cities, 1961.
• director, A Touch of Tartan, U.K. cities, 1963.
• director, The Danny La Rue Show, Australian cities, 1979.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Dance director, Easy Money, General Film Distributors, 1948.
• Credits; FILM WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• Carnival, General Film Distributors, 1946.
• (with George King and Leontine Sagan) Showtime (also known Gaiety George), Warner Brothers/English Films Inc., 1948.
• The Winslow Boy, Eagle-Lion, 1950.
• My Heart Goes Crazy (also known as London Town), United Artists, 1953.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SPECIALS
• Choreographer, Sir Winston Churchill: Ninety Years On, British television, 1964.
• Also associate producer, The Noel Coward Revue.
• choreographer, The Jimmy Tarbuck Show.
• Writings; STAGE
• A Wish for Jaime, 1960.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, January 25-31, 1989.