Charles Crichton
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| Born | Charles Ainslie Crichton 6 August 1910 Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Died | 14 September 1999 (aged 89) South Kensington, London, England, UK |
| Occupation | film director film editor |
| Years active | 1935 - 1988 |
Charles Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes.[1] Crichton gained two Academy Award nominations for A Fish Called Wanda, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Death[edit]
Crichton died in South Kensington, London aged 89.[2]
Filmography (director)[edit]
- For Those in Peril (1944)
- Dead of Night (1945) (co-director)
- Painted Boats (1945)
- Hue and Cry (1947)
- Against the Wind (1948)
- Another Shore (1948)
- Train of Events (1949)
- Dance Hall (1950)
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- Hunted (1952)
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
- The Love Lottery (1954)
- The Divided Heart (1954)
- Man in the Sky (1957)
- Law and Disorder (1958)
- Floods of Fear (1959)
- The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
- The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
- The Third Secret (1964)
- He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (for which Crichton also co-wrote the original story)
Television[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Kemp, Philip (2000). "Charles Crichton". In Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara. International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Edition 4. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8.
- ^ Honan, William (16 September 1999). "Charles Crichton, Film Director, Dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
External links[edit]
- Charles Crichton at the Internet Movie Database
- BECTU interview of Crichton conducted by Sid Cole and Alan Lawton (1987) reproduced on the BFI screenonline website
- Charles Crichton at Find a Grave
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