F. R. Crawley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

F. R. Crawley

Canadian producer

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1911

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 13-May-1987

Profession: cinematographer, film director

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley, (November 14, 1911 – May 13, 1987) was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer and director.
Along with his wife Judith Crawley, he co-founded the production company Crawley Films in 1939. Crawley is best known for producing the Academy Award-winning documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest.
During his 40-year career, he produced hundreds of films.
Film historian Peter Morris described Crawley as "...
the Godfather of Canadian film and Canada's answer to Sam Goldwyn."