Cause of death heart ailment Spouse(s) Mazie B. Daly (?-?) Role Film actor Grandchildren Frank Craven | Years active 1928-1945 Name Frank Craven Children John Craven | |
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Born 24 August 1881 ( 1881-08-24 ) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Occupation actor, director, playwright, producer Parents Ella Mayer Craven, John T. Craven Movies Our Town, City for Conquest, In This Our Life, Son of Dracula, Sons of the Desert Similar People Martha Scott, William A Seiter, Thornton Wilder, Sam Wood, George M Cohan | ||
Frank Craven Original air date 08-30-12
Frank Craven (24 August 1881 – 1 September 1945) was an American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for originating the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's Our Town.
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Craven was a character actor who often portrayed wry, small-town figures. His first film role was in We Americans (1928), and he appeared in State Fair (1933), Penrod and Sam (1937), Jack London (1943), and Son of Dracula (1943), among many others. He wrote numerous screenplays, most notably for the Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert (1933). His IMDB biography credits him with 16 writing credits and 2 directing credits.
In 1938, Craven played the Stage Manager in Our Town on Broadway, and reprised the role in the 1940 film version of the play. His son John Craven starred as George Gibbs in the stage version, a role played by William Holden in the 1940 film.
Craven died in 1945, shortly after finishing his work in Colonel Effingham's Raid.