Candy Williams

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Candy Williams (Doctors)
.

Claude "Candy" Williams (1929–1983) was an

Aboriginal country music
. He was an active advocate for the advancement of his people, and also appeared in several television films and series.

Early life

Claude Williams was born on

Cowra, New South Wales, in 1929.[1]

Career

In the 1960s, he appeared on a number of teen TV shows,[2][3] and also toured with Jimmy Little's All Coloured Show.[1]

Williams had recorded a number of albums by 1963, and had also acted in two films made for television.[2] One of these was Burst of Summer, as Charlie (1961; based on the stage play by Oriel Gray[3]), and he subsequently appeared in the television series Wandjina! and in two episodes of A Country Practice.[4]

Williams' brother is musician Harry Williams, who sung in a musical duo with Wilga Munro (later his wife, known as Wilga Williams), and also with their band the Country Outcasts. Claude also played with the Country Outcasts, touring with them throughout New South Wales and Victoria.[1]

Williams was a keen advocate for Aboriginal people, as a member of the

FCAATSI).[1]

Recognition

Personal life and family

In 1957, he was

best man at famous country singer Jimmy Little's wedding.[1]

With his wife Hazel, he had a son and a daughter, Claude and Avril.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

He is

Socceroos at a World Cup, in 1974.[7]

He lived in Sydney with his family, until his death in 1983 of a urinary tract infection.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^
    National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
    . Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Revue is truly all-Australian". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 7. Australia. 17 July 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^
    Filmink
    .
  4. IMDb
  5. AIATSIS
    . Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Kings announce Claude Williams MVP Award ahead of Indigenous Round game". Sydney Kings (Official NBL Website). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ Gorman, Joe (4 March 2015). "The Forgotten Story of … Claude Williams, former Souths player". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Wandjina" (photos). The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 33, no. 48. Australia. 27 April 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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