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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 (1910-1999) was a British filmmaker who worked on classics like The Lavender Hill Mob and A Fish Called Wanda. He started as an editor at London Films and Ealing Studios, and later became a prolific director of TV shows and movies.
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- Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
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- South Kensington, London, England, UK
Learn about the life and career of Charles Crichton, a British director who worked on comedies, dramas and documentaries. He was known for his films The Lavender Hill Mob, A Fish Called Wanda and Birdman of Alcatraz.
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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 ...
Learn about the life and work of Charles Crichton, an English film director and editor who made many comedies at Ealing Studios. Find his biography, filmography, awards, and trivia on TMDB.
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Sep 15, 1999 · A tribute to the director of classic Ealing comedies and A Fish Called Wanda, who died in 1999. Learn about his career, from editing for Korda to clashing with Lancaster, and his legacy in British cinema.
