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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. [5]
Charles Crichton. Director: A Fish Called Wanda. Director Charles Crichton's film career began as an editor in 1935 with Alexander Korda's London Films, and in that capacity he worked on such productions as Sanders of the River (1935), Things to Come (1936) and Elephant Boy (1937) (which introduced Sabu to movie audiences).
Charles Crichton. Director: A Fish Called Wanda. Director Charles Crichton's film career began as an editor in 1935 with Alexander Korda's London Films, and in that capacity he worked on such productions as Sanders of the River (1935), Things to Come (1936) and Elephant Boy (1937) (which introduced Sabu to movie audiences). He soon left London Films for Ealing Studios, and rose quickly through the ranks, making his directorial debut...
Sep 15, 1999 · Tom Vallance. Charles Crichton, film director: born Wallasey, Cheshire 6 August 1910; married 1936 Vera Harman-Mills (two sons; marriage dissolved), 1962 Nadine Haze; died London 14 September 1999.
Sep 16, 1999 · Charles Ainslie Crichton was born in Cheshire, England, on Aug. 6, 1910, one of six children of a shipping official. He was educated at the Oundle School and New College at Oxford University ...
Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.
Sep 15, 1999 · Charles Crichton, who has died aged 89, directed some of the most important British film comedies of the post-war years. Crichton, who died at home in South Kensington, west London, on Tuesday after a short illness, made the very first of what were to become known as the "Ealing comedies". Born in Wallasey on the Wirral peninsula, Crichton was ...
