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Donald Crisp
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English film actor and film director (1882–1974)
Key facts
- Born
- George William Crisp , ( 1882-07-27 ) 27 July 1882, Bow , London , England
- Died
- 25 May 1974 (1974-05-25) (aged 91), Van Nuys, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor producer director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1908–1963
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bow
- Place of death
- Van Nuys
- Spouse
- Jane Murfin
- Occupation
- producer
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Donald Crisp (1937) vintage photo (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- United Kingdom
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Donald Crisp
- date of birth
- 1882-07-27
- date of death
- 1974-05-25
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Donald Crisp
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- pseudonym
- James Needham
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Donald Crisp
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- birth name
- George William Crisp
- end of work period
- 1963-00-00
- P12674
- Emil Barth
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Encyclopedic overview
Donald William Crisp (27 July 1882 – 25 May 1974) was an English film character actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his performance in How Green Was My Valley.
Early life
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