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Craven was a character actor who often portrayed wry, small-town figures. His first film role was in We Americans (1928), and he appeared in State Fair (1933), Penrod and Sam (1937), Jack London (1943), and Son of Dracula (1943), among many others.
Frank Craven, the actor, director, playwright, and producer who achieved theatrical immortality as The Stage Manager in the original 1938 Broadway production and 1940 movie version of Thornton Wilder 's classic Our Town (1940), was born into a theatrical family on August 24, 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of Ella Mayer Craven and John T ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Frank Craven was an American actor, director, playwright, and producer who was best known for his performance as the stage manager in his production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (performed 1938) and for his domestic comedy The First Year (1920).
Frank Craven began his acting career with roles in such films as the Janet Gaynor drama 'State Fair' (1933), 'City Limits' (1934) and the James Cagney dramatic...
Frank Craven was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Craven began his acting career with roles in such films as the Janet Gaynor drama "State Fair" (1933), "City Limits" (1934) and...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 1 (AP)--Frank Craven, actor, playwright and director, who was prominent on the American stage and screen throughout most of his sixty-five years, died at his home...
Frank Craven is known as an Actor, Writer, Theatre Play, Story, Dialogue Coach, Screenplay, Director, and Additional Writing. Some of his work includes Son of Dracula, City for Conquest, In This Our Life, Keeper of the Flame, Miracles for Sale, Barbary Coast, Our Town, and Destiny.