Clement von Franckenstein (28 May 1944 â€" 9 May 2019) was an English
actor.Born in Sunninghill, then in Buckinghamshire, Franckenstein was
the only child of Editha and Georg von und zu Franckenstein; his
father was an Austrian Reichsfreiherr and diplomat who stayed in
England after the Anschluss and received a British knighthood and
British nationality. Franckenstein's parents died in an aircraft crash
in Germany on 14 October 1953, and from the age of nine he was brought
up by his parents' British friends and educated at Eton College.He
became an actor, initially going to castings as Clement St George as
he thought "his real name might scare people". He moved to California
in 1972 and joined the gentleman-playboy expat Brits like David Niven.
Playing with Hugh Grant and Mick Jagger, he was a long-standing member
of the Beverly Hills Cricket Club. He never married, and was devoted
to his beloved cat Tallulah.
actor.Born in Sunninghill, then in Buckinghamshire, Franckenstein was
the only child of Editha and Georg von und zu Franckenstein; his
father was an Austrian Reichsfreiherr and diplomat who stayed in
England after the Anschluss and received a British knighthood and
British nationality. Franckenstein's parents died in an aircraft crash
in Germany on 14 October 1953, and from the age of nine he was brought
up by his parents' British friends and educated at Eton College.He
became an actor, initially going to castings as Clement St George as
he thought "his real name might scare people". He moved to California
in 1972 and joined the gentleman-playboy expat Brits like David Niven.
Playing with Hugh Grant and Mick Jagger, he was a long-standing member
of the Beverly Hills Cricket Club. He never married, and was devoted
to his beloved cat Tallulah.
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