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F.R. Crawley

Director, Producer

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Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley, (November 14, 1911 – May 13, 1987) was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer and director. Along with his wife Judith Crawley, he co-founded the production company Crawley Films in 1939.

Crawley is best known for producing the Academy Award-winning documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest. During his 40-year career, he produced hundreds of films. Film historian Peter Morris described Crawley as "... the Godfather of Canadian film and Canada's answer to Sam Goldwyn."

Source: Wikidata , August 2023

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Born
14 Nov 1911
Died
13 May 1987 (aged 75)
Production Places
Canada

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ACMI Identifier

18948

Wikidata

Q3062950

VIAF

42687993

LOC Auth

n97042931

WorldCat

lccn-n97042931

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