Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
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.
Acted Movies
Director: David Swift
Writers: David Swift,
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Agnes Moorehead, Donald Crisp, Hayley Mills, James Drury, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, Kevin Corcoran, Nancy Olson, Richard Egan,
Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: Frank Burt,
Cast: Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Kennedy, Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Crisp, Jack Elam, James Millican, James Stewart, John War Eagle, Wallace Ford,
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Dudley Nichols,
Cast: Barry Jones, Brian Aherne, Debra Paget, Donald Crisp, James Mason, Janet Leigh, Mary Philips, Robert Wagner, Sterling Hayden, Victor McLaglen,
Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Helen Deutsch,
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Mickey Rooney, Norma Varden, Reginald Owen, Terry Kilburn,
Director: Lewis Allen
Writers: Frank Partos,
Cast: Alan Napier, Barbara Everest, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Donald Crisp, Dorothy Stickney, Gail Russell, Queenie Leonard, Ray Milland, Rita Page, Ruth Hussey,
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Writers: Hugo Butler,
Cast: Alan Napier, Ben Webster, Donald Crisp, Edmund Gwenn, Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Lanchester, J. Pat O'Malley, May Whitty, Nigel Bruce, Roddy McDowall,
Director: John Ford
Writers: Philip Dunne,
Cast: Anna Lee, Barry Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, John Loder, Maureen O'Hara, Morton Lowry, Patric Knowles, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, Walter Pidgeon,
Director: Victor Fleming
Writers: John Lee Mahin,
Cast: Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Crisp, Frederick Worlock, Ian Hunter, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Peter Godfrey, Sara Allgood, Spencer Tracy,
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Howard W. Koch,
Cast: Alan Hale, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Errol Flynn, Flora Robson, Gilbert Roland, Henry Daniell, James Stephenson, Una O'Connor,
Director: William Wyler
Writers: Charles MacArthur,
Cast: Cecil Kellaway, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hugh Williams, Laurence Olivier, Leo G. Carroll, Merle Oberon, Miles Mander,
Director: William Wyler
Writers: Louis F. Edelman,
Cast: Bette Davis, Donald Crisp, Fay Bainter, George Brent, Henry Fonda, Henry O'Neill, John Litel, Margaret Lindsay, Richard Cromwell, Spring Byington,
Director: Frank Lloyd
Writers: Margaret Booth,
Cast: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Donald Crisp, Dudley Digges, Eddie Quillan, Franchot Tone, Francis Lister, Henry Stephenson, Herbert Mundin, Spring Byington,
Director: Victor Fleming
Writers: John Lee Mahin,
Cast: Clark Gable, Donald Crisp, Forrester Harvey, Gene Raymond, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Tully Marshall, Willie Fung,
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: D.W. Griffith,
Cast: Arthur Howard, Donald Crisp, Edward Peil Sr., George Beranger, Lillian Gish, Norman Selby, Richard Barthelmess,