Frank Hall Crane

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Frank Hall Crane
Frank Hall Crane - Jan 1918 EH.jpg
Crane in 1918
Born(1873-01-01)January 1, 1873
DiedSeptember 1, 1948(1948-09-01) (aged 75)
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Years active1909–1939

Frank Hall Crane (January 1, 1873[ citation needed ] September 1, 1948) was an American stage and film actor and director. [1] He appeared in more than 70 films between 1909 and 1939. He also directed 48 films between 1914 and 1927. His first screen writing included The Stolen Voice in 1915. [1] He was born in San Francisco, California.

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His wife Irene Crane appeared in many of his films and was still alive when he died in 1948. [2]

Crane died on September 1, 1948, at the Motion Picture Country Home Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, aged 75. [3]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 F H Crane at New York Times on line accessed January 1, 2008
  2. "Crane, Irene". www.thanhouser.org. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. "Frank H. Crane". Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1948. p. 8w. Retrieved April 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.