F. R. Crawley
| Frank Radford Crawley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1911 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died |
May 13, 1987 (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley, OC (November 14, 1911 – May 13, 1987) was a film producer from Canada.
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 independently 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]
Awards and recognition
The Man Who Skied Down Everest won the 1975 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, becoming the first Canadian-produced film to win an Oscar in this category.[2]
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". Archived May 14, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Partial filmography
- 1938: Ile d'Orléans
- 1948: The Loon's Necklace
- 1950: Newfoundland Scene
- 1953: The Power Within
- 1958: The Legend of the Raven
- 1961: Tales of the Wizard of Oz (animated series for Videocraft-Rankin/Bass)
- 1963: Amanita Pestilens
- 1964: The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- 1964: Return to Oz (television special) (for Videocraft-Rankin/Bass)
- 1966: 1966 Marine Drive
- 1967: The Entertainers
- 1971: Hamlet (television)
- 1972: The Rowdyman (executive producer)
- 1973: August and July
- 1975: The Man Who Skied Down Everest
- 1975: Janis
- 1982: Heartland Reggae
References
- ↑ Archived October 28, 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Man Who Skied down Everest". The Official Academy Awards Database. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
Further reading
- Wade Rose, Barbara (1998). Budge: What Happened to Canada's King of Film. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-363-1.
External links
- Northern Stars: Frank "Budge" Crawley
- Film Reference Library: F.R. Crawley at the Wayback Machine (archived May 17, 2011)
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Frank Radford Crawley
- F.R. Crawley at the Internet Movie Database
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