Arthur Crabtree


Director, Director Of Photography

About

Birth Place
Shipley, England, GB
Born
October 29, 1900
Died
March 15, 1975

Biography

British by birth, director Arthur Crabtree made himself into a staple of cinema. In 1931, he received his first screen credit in "Out Of The Blue." In 1945, he made his directorial debut with "Madonna Of The Seven Moons." Crabtree worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "The Man in Gray" with Phyllis Calvert (1943). he followed in the fifties ...

Biography

British by birth, director Arthur Crabtree made himself into a staple of cinema. In 1931, he received his first screen credit in "Out Of The Blue." In 1945, he made his directorial debut with "Madonna Of The Seven Moons." Crabtree worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "The Man in Gray" with Phyllis Calvert (1943). he followed in the fifties directing "Ivanhoe" (1957-58). Later in his career, Crabtree directed "Horrors of the Black Museum" (1959). Crabtree passed away in March 1975 at the age of 75.

Life Events

1929

First film as assistant cameraman

1935

First film as director of photography

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