AKA George William Crisp

Born: 27-Jul-1880
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 25-May-1974
Location of death: Van Nuys, CA
Cause of death: Stroke

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Silent film actor survived into talkies

Military service: British Army (10th Hussars, Boer War)

Father: James Crisp
Mother: Elizabeth
Brother: James
Brother: John
Sister: Elizabeth
Sister: Ann
Sister: Alice
Sister: Eliza
Brother: Mark
Wife: Marie Stark (div. 1919)
Wife: Jane Murfin (writer, m. 1932, div. 1944)

    High School: Eton College
    University: Oxford University

    Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1942 for How Green Was My Valley
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1620 Vine St.

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    The Navigator (13-Oct-1924)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Spencer's Mountain (16-May-1963)
    Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (28-Sep-1961)
    Pollyanna (19-May-1960)
    A Dog of Flanders (31-Mar-1960)
    The Last Hurrah (24-Oct-1958)
    Saddle the Wind (20-Mar-1958)
    Drango (2-Aug-1957)
    The Man from Laramie (31-Aug-1955)
    The Long Gray Line (9-Feb-1955)
    Prince Valiant (5-Apr-1954)
    Home Town Story (1-May-1951)
    Bright Leaf (16-Jun-1950)
    Challenge to Lassie (31-Oct-1949)
    Whispering Smith (9-Dec-1948)
    Hills of Home (1948)
    The Valley of Decision (03-May-1945)
    Son of Lassie (20-Apr-1945)
    National Velvet (14-Dec-1944)
    The Uninvited (16-Oct-1944)
    The Adventures of Mark Twain (3-May-1944)
    Lassie Come Home (10-Oct-1943)
    Forever and a Day (21-Jan-1943)
    How Green Was My Valley (28-Oct-1941)
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (12-Aug-1941)
    Shining Victory (7-Jun-1941)
    Knute Rockne All American (4-Oct-1940)
    City for Conquest (21-Sep-1940)
    The Sea Hawk (1-Jul-1940)
    Brother Orchid (7-Jun-1940)
    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (23-Feb-1940)
    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (27-Sep-1939)
    The Old Maid (16-Aug-1939)
    Juarez (24-Apr-1939)
    Wuthering Heights (13-Apr-1939)
    The Oklahoma Kid (3-Mar-1939)
    The Dawn Patrol (24-Dec-1938)
    Comet Over Broadway (3-Dec-1938)
    The Sisters (14-Oct-1938)
    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (20-Jul-1938)
    Jezebel (10-Mar-1938)
    Sergeant Murphy (18-Nov-1937)
    That Certain Woman (15-Sep-1937)
    The Life of Emile Zola (11-Aug-1937)
    The Charge of the Light Brigade (20-Oct-1936)
    Mary of Scotland (28-Jul-1936)
    Mutiny on the Bounty (8-Nov-1935)
    The Little Minister (28-Dec-1934)
    Red Dust (22-Oct-1932)
    Svengali (22-May-1931)
    The Black Pirate (8-Mar-1926)
    Broken Blossoms (13-May-1919)
    The Birth of a Nation (8-Feb-1915)

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