Monte Luke

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 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.[1][2][3]

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References
  1. Biography at Monte Luke Studio's website Archived 2011-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "CAMERA PICTURES". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 24 January 1926. p. 3 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 56


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