F. R. Crawley

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Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley (November 14, 1911 – May 13, 1987) was an Academy Award winning film producer from Canada.

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[edit] Career

Crawley was known for making avant-garde films with his wife Judith Crawley. Together they owned the Crawley Films company which produced numerous short films, feature films, television commercials, animated cartoons and other productions from its formation in 1939 until its sale to Atkinson Film Arts in 1982.

Choosing to work indepedently rather than with the National Film Board of Canada or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Crawley was a pioneer in the creation of an independent Canadian film sector.[1]

[edit] Awards and recognition

The Man Who Skied Down Everest earned Budge Crawley a 1976 Academy Award win for Best Documentary Feature. This was the first Canadian-produced film to win an Oscar in this category.

The Crawleys won several Canadian Film Awards and a Special Achievement Genie for Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry in 1986.

In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of a unique contribution to film in Canada". [2]

[edit] Partial filmography

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