Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton
Charles Crichton
Born	Charles Ainslie Crichton; 6 August 1910; Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Died	14 September 1999 (aged 89); South Kensington, London, England
Occupation	film director; film editor
Years active	1935 - 1988

Charles Crichton (6 August 1910 – 4 September 1999) was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Merseyside, 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.^[1] Crichton gained two Academy Award nominations for A Fish Called Wanda, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Crichton died in South Kensington, London aged 88.

Filmography (director) [edit]

^ Kemp, Philip (2000). "Charles Crichton". In Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara. International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Edition 4. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8.

This article about a film editor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a United Kingdom film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Persondata
Name	Crichton, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 August 1910
Place of birth	Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Date of death	14 September 1999
Place of death	South Kensington, London, England

Charles Crichton
Born	Charles Ainslie Crichton (1910-08-06)6 August 1910 Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Died	14 September 1999(1999-09-14) (aged 89) South Kensington, London, England
Occupation	film director film editor
Years active	1935 - 1988