Donald Crisp
Born: 1882-07-26
Place of Birth: Bow, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
The Making of a Man
The Love Route
The Long Road
Comet Over Broadway
Home Town Story
The Valley of Decision
Trent's Last Case
Scotland Yard
Daughters Courageous
Brother Orchid
Through the Breakers
Ramrod
Winning Back His Love
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Escape
Beloved Enemy
Pollyanna
Bright Leaf
The Key
Her Awakening
Wuthering Heights
The Uninvited
Mutiny on the Bounty
The Failure
Sunshine Sue
The Sisters
Juarez
Parnell
Whispering Smith
The Life of Vergie Winters
Svengali
The Viking
National Velvet
Greyfriars Bobby
The Birth of a Nation
The Beloved Brat
Broadway Bad
A Woman Rebels
Sergeant Murphy
Son of Lassie
Lassie Come Home
The Primal Call
Hills of Home
How Green Was My Valley
The Long Gray Line
The Miser's Heart
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Man from Laramie
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Saddle the Wind
Jezebel
Ramona
The Sea Hawk
Home, Sweet Home
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Last Hurrah
Prince Valiant
Valley of the Giants
The White Angel
The Battle of Midway
Fate's Turning
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
May Blossom
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Near To Earth
The Life of Emile Zola
The Black Pirate
Spencer's Mountain
That Certain Woman
The Old Maid
The Commanding Officer
Stand and Deliver
The Dawn Patrol
Forever and a Day
City for Conquest
Don Q Son of Zorro
Confession
The Crime Doctor
Red Dust
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Knute Rockne All American
The Oklahoma Kid
The Battle of the Sexes
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Drango
Heart Beats of Long Ago
The Mountain Rat
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
The River Pirate
A Girl of Yesterday
A Star Is Born World Premiere
The Sisters
The Gay Sisters
The Little Minister
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mary of Scotland
A Dog of Flanders
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
What Every Woman Knows
The Italian Barber
Kick In
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Laddie
The Red, White and Blue Line
The Pagan
The Golden Supper
Sons of Liberty
Oil for the Lamps of China
The Great O'Malley
The Adventures of Billy
Shining Victory
Challenge to Lassie
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Avenging Conscience
A Passport to Hell
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Olaf—An Atom
