Jon Whiteley
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Jon James Lamont Whiteley | |
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| Born | 19 February 1945 Monymusk, Scotland |
| Died | 16 May 2020 (aged 75) |
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| Spouse | Linda Whiteley |
| Children | 2 |
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Jon James Lamont Whiteley (19 February 1945 – 16 May 2020)[1] was a Scottish child film actor and in adult life a distinguished art historian.
Life and career
The
Eleven plus exam. After appearing twice more for TV credits, his acting career ended.[1]
Whiteley was educated at
Ingres, Puvis de Chavannes and Claude Lorrain
. He published a book on the Ashmolean's Stringed Instruments in 2009, and was working on a catalogue of the later French paintings in the Museum.
His wife was art historian Linda Whiteley; the couple had two children. He was made a chevalier (knight) of the French
Order of Arts and Letters in May 2009.[2] The cause of his death was Glioblastoma
(also known as glioblastoma multiforme or GBM). This is the most aggressive type of cancerous brain tumour in adults. The date or location of his funeral is not known. He is buried in Botley cemetery, Oxford.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1952 | Hunted | Robbie | aka The Stranger in Between (USA) |
| 1953 | The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers) | Harry | Academy Juvenile Award |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | John Mohune | |
| 1956 | The Spanish Gardener | Nicholas Brande | |
| The Weapon | Erik Jenner | ||
| 1957 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Davey | Episode - The Christmas Goose |
Works
- Jon Whiteley (1 March 2004), The Ashmolean Museum: Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings, Ashmolean Museum, ISBN 978-1854441874
- Jon Whiteley (1 January 1989), Oxford and the Pre-Raphaelites, Ashmolean Handbooks (second ed.), Ashmolean Museum, ISBN 978-0907849940
- Jon Whiteley (July 1979), 19th Century European Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, ISBN 978-0900090622
- Jon Whiteley (31 January 2011), Lucien Pissarro in England: The Eragny Press 1895-1914, Ashmolean Museum, ISBN 978-1854442536
- Jon Whiteley (28 December 2011), Claude Lorrain and the Poetry of Landscape, Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
- Jon Whiteley (June 1977), Ingres, Hippocrene Books, ISBN 978-0846702498
References
- ^ a b Jon Whiteley, Fifties child star who afterwards became an eminent curator at the Ashmolean Museum – obituary
- ^ "Maison Française d'Oxford". 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
- Jon Whiteley at IMDb
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