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May 27, 1974 · LOS ANGELES, May 26 (AP) —Donald Crisp, who won an Academy Award for best supporting actor of 1941 for his performance in “How Green Was My Valley,” died yesterday in a Van Nuys hospital.
Donald Crisp was born in Abberfeldy, Scotland, in 1880, and was educated at Oxford. He served as a trooper in the 10th Hussars in the Boer War, which allowed him to cross paths with a young Winston Churchill, before emigrating to the United States in 1906. While on the boat coming over, he chanced to sing in a ship's concert and impressed John ...
Donald Crisp was an English film actor. He was also an early motion picture producer, director and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his performance in How Green Was My Valley. Donald Crisp was born as George William Crisp in Bow, London, England, at the family home in Bow on July 27, 1882.
Birthday: Jul 27, 1882. Birthplace: Bow, London, England, UK. British born Donald Crisp became one of cinema's most reliable and beloved character actors, but few moviegoers who enjoyed his work ...
Actor | Director Born July 27, 1882 in Abnerfeldy, United Kingdom. Died May 25, 1974 of complications from stroke in Van Nuys, CA. D onald Crisp was an Academy Award-winning character actor and director. He won a 1941 Oscar for his role as a Welsh miner in "How Green Was My Valley." Crisp also played strong supporting roles in such films as ...
Oct 19, 2010 · Besides being one of the great character actors of the classic era, playing in over 130 films including three Best Pictures, Donald Crisp was also an early Hollywood director with 61 films to his credit (all before 1930). A poster from MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, the Best Picture of 1935 starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable. Crisp played Burkitt ...
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