Donald Crisp
Acting
Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London. Donald's parents were James Crisp and Elizabeth Crisp, his birth was registered by his mother on 4th September 1882. Donald's sisters were Elizabeth, Ann, Alice (known as Louisa) and Eliza and his brothers were James, John and Mark. Family memories state that Donald's brother-in-law James Needham (Louisa's husband) lent/gave Donald the fare to USA. The family have a photo of Donald which he sent to 'Jimmy' and signed. On 16th February 1937 Donald applied for a US Social Security account number giving his address as N Vista Street Hollywood California, and his employers Warner Brothers Pictures, Burbank California. On his application Donald did not know his mother's maiden name.
Known For
Wuthering Heights
How Green Was My Valley
Jezebel
The Birth of a Nation
Lassie Come Home
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Last Hurrah
Pollyanna
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Man from Laramie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prince Valiant
The Sea Hawk
The Uninvited
The Life of Emile Zola
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
The Old Maid
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Red Dust
The Long Gray Line
National Velvet
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Ramrod
Greyfriars Bobby
The Battle of Midway
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Black Pirate
Svengali
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