Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and editor.
15 Facts About Charles Crichton
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Charles Crichton, one of six siblings, was born on 6 August 1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
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Charles Crichton was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire, followed by New College at the University of Oxford where he read History.
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In 1931, Charles Crichton began his career in the film industry as a film editor.
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Charles Crichton edited over fifty films, such as Things to Come.
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Charles Crichton served as an associate producer of the film, Nine Men, which he edited.
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Charles Crichton made his directorial debut with For Those in Peril.
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Charles Crichton then directed Hue and Cry, a film considered to be the first comedy released by Ealing Studios.
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Charles Crichton later directed Against the Wind and Dance Hall.
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Charles Crichton then directed Alec Guinness in The Lavender Hill Mob.
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Charles Crichton was the original director of Birdman of Alcatraz, but he quit after clashing with Burt Lancaster.
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The Third Secret and He Who Rides a Tiger, the last two films Charles Crichton directed during the 1960s, were not successful.
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In 1936, Charles Crichton married Vera Harman-Mills, and together they had two sons, David and Nicholas.
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Charles Crichton married his second wife, Nadine Haze, in 1962, and their marriage lasted until his death.
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Charles Crichton died on 14 September 1999 in South Kensington, London, at the age of 89.