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Donald Crisp

Born 1882-07-26

Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London. Donald's parents were James Crisp and Elizabeth Crisp, his birth was registered by his mother on 4th September 1882. Donald's sisters were Elizabeth, Ann, Alice (known as Louisa) and Eliza and his brothers were James, John and Mark. Family memories state that Donald's brother-in-law James Needham (Louisa's husband) lent/gave Donald the fare to USA. The family have a photo of Donald which he sent to 'Jimmy' and signed. On 16th February 1937 Donald applied for a US Social Security account number giving his address as N Vista Street Hollywood California, and his employers Warner Brothers Pictures, Burbank California. On his application Donald did not know his mother's maiden name.

Known for

How Green Was My Valley 1941 · 7.7 Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 · 7.6 Wuthering Heights 1939 · 7.5 Jezebel 1938 · 7.4 The Uninvited 1944 · 7.2 The Man from Laramie 1955 · 7.3 The Sea Hawk 1940 · 7.6 Broken Blossoms 1919 · 7.2 The Navigator 1924 · 7.5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 · 6.8 The Life of Emile Zola 1937 · 7.1 National Velvet 1945 · 7.3 Lassie Come Home 1943 · 7.1 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 · 7.0 The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 · 7.0 Red Dust 1932 · 7.2 The Last Hurrah 1958 · 7.3 Africa Screams 1949 · 6.0 The Dawn Patrol 1938 · 7.5 The Long Gray Line 1955 · 7.2 Mary of Scotland 1936 · 6.3 City for Conquest 1940 · 7.2 The Oklahoma Kid 1939 · 6.4 The Black Pirate 1926 · 7.0 The Sisters 1938 · 6.7 Ramrod 1947 · 6.7 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog 1961 · 7.2 Whispering Smith 1948 · 6.6 Home Town Story 1951 · 5.0