Donald Crisp (1882 - 1974) دونالد كريسب

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British actor, born in Bow, London, England, UK as George William Crisp. He received an Oscar in 1942, a DGA Honorary Award in 1957 and a star on the Walk of Fame in 1960. He married Helen Pease, Marie Stark, and Jane Murfin. His most important works include Wuthering Heights...Read more (1939), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and Lassie Come Home (1943). He fought in the British Army during the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa and got acquainted with the English leader Winston Churchill at the beginning of his political career. With the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918), he worked in the British Army intelligence. In World War II (1939-1945), he served in the United States Army and reached the rank of colonel. He graduated from Oxford and was interested in theatrical work, working as a theater director. He then starred in movies when he traveled to New Jersey and Hollywood. He devoted himself to acting and achieved great success, which led him to win an Oscar in 1942. He died on May 25, 1974 in Van Nuys, California, USA due to complications from a series of strokes.

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  • British actor, born in Bow, London, England, UK as George William Crisp. He received an Oscar in 1942, a DGA Honorary Award in 1957 and a star on the Walk of Fame in 1960. He...Read more married Helen Pease, Marie Stark, and Jane Murfin. His most important works include Wuthering Heights (1939), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and Lassie Come Home (1943). He fought in the British Army during the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa and got acquainted with the English leader Winston Churchill at the beginning of his political career. With the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918), he worked in the British Army intelligence. In World War II (1939-1945), he served in the United States Army and reached the rank of colonel. He graduated from Oxford and was interested in theatrical work, working as a theater director. He then starred in movies when he traveled to New Jersey and Hollywood. He devoted himself to acting and achieved great success, which led him to win an Oscar in 1942. He died on May 25, 1974 in Van Nuys, California, USA due to complications from a series of strokes.

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