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Donald Crisp
Playing the Morgan family father in How Green Was My Valley.
The Navigator · How Green Was My Valley
- Born
- 27 July 1882
- Birthplace
- Bow
- Died
- 25 May 1974
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Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp was an English actor and director whose screen career extended from silent films into the 1960s.
Early life
Origins
Born George William Crisp in Bow, London, and worked as a driver before entering entertainment.
Career
- 1906
United States
Arrived and worked in performance and stage management.
- 1914
Directing
Directed Little Country Mouse.
- 1930s
Character acting
Concentrated on screen acting after the arrival of sound.
- 1942
Academy Award
Won Best Supporting Actor for How Green Was My Valley.
Selected work
The Navigator
Co-directed the Buster Keaton comedy.
How Green Was My Valley
Played a Welsh mining family’s father.
Lassie Come Home
Appeared in the family drama.
Beyond work
Finance
Advised Bank of America on film-industry financing.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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Photo: Warner Bros. & Vitaphone Pictures. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.