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Actor

Edward Craven Walker

Directing

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Acting credits

3

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.4

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Movies: 3Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1498330

IMDb ID: nm0444072

Known for: Directing

Born: July 4, 1918

Died: August 15, 2000

Age: 82

Place of birth: Singapore

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 1995

Years active: 33

Wikidata: Q463351

Also known as

Michael Keatering

Other jobs

Producer (1)

Biography

Edward Craven-Walker was an industrialist who had served as a squadron leader during World War II. In 1960, he invented the "Astro Lamp" (known in the United States as a "Lava Lamp" or "Lava Lite"). Over seven million have been sold throughout the world, and Walker manufactured them from his factory in Bournemouth, in the south of England. At the time of his death his company was still manufacturing over ten thousand lamps per month. A life-long sun-lover, Walker wanted to promote the naturist movement, so, using the name Michael Keatering, he produced and directed three films. After the demand for nudist films ended, he never picked up the movie camera again, and returned to his day job.