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Frank Craven (August 24, 1875 – September 1, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for originating the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's Our Town.
- Mazie B. Daly
- August 24, 1875, Boston, Massachusetts, US
- 1928–1945
- John Craven
Frank Craven was a versatile actor, director, playwright, and producer who starred as The Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's classic Our Town (1940). He also wrote or contributed to eight films, including Sons of the Desert (1933) and State Fair (1933). He died in 1945 at age 70.
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- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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 ...
- August 24, 1875
- September 1, 1945
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).
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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 comedy 'He Was Her Man' (1934). He ...
Aug 24, 2012 · 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 the James Cagney dramatic comedy "He Was Her Man" (1934).
Shortly after 8 p.m. on January 22, 1938, the veteran actor Frank Craven appeared on stage at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J., and began to speak. “This play is called ‘Our Town,’” he said. “It was written by Thornton Wilder.” It was the first time the character called the Stage Manager had delivered these lines before an ...
