Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire,<[3] 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.[4] For the acclaimed comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Crichton was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (along with the film's star John Cleese).
Early life and education[]
Crichton, one of six siblings, was born on 6 August 1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.[3][5][6] He was educated at the University of Oxford.
Sources[]
- ↑ "Charles Crichton, Film Director, Dies at 89". The New York Times. 16 September 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/16/movies/charles-crichton-film-director-dies-at-89.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "Charles Crichton". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/charles-crichton-57469080/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Charles Crichton". People.theiapolis. http://people.theiapolis.com/director-20NN/charles-crichton/. Retrieved 16 December 2015.(dead link - August 2017)
- ↑ 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. https://archive.org/details/internationaldic0000unse_i4g6.
- ↑ Bergan, Ronald (14 September 1999). "Charles Crichton". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/sep/15/guardianobituaries3. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ealing legend dies". The Guardian. 15 September 1999. https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/sep/15/news. Retrieved 8 December 2015.