Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999
Other forms of name
Crichton, Charles, 1910-
Date of birth
1910-08-06
Date of death
1999-09-14
Place of birth
Cheshire (England)
Place of death
South Kensington (London, England)
Occupation
Producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Television producers and directors
sScreenwriters
Motion picture editors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 103221958
Wikidata: Q727753
Library of congress: n 88081073
Sources of Information
  • AG. LCN 2017
  • Cleese, J. A Fish called Wanda, c1988:CIP t.p. (Charles Crichton) data sheet (b. 1910)
  • Internet movie database WWW site, December 17, 2009(Charles Crichton; b. August 6, 1910, Cheshire, England; d. September 14, 1999, South Kensington, London, England; director, editor, writer, producer)

Wikipedia description:

Charles Ainslie 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. For his final film, the acclaimed comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Crichton was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (along with the film's star John Cleese).

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