Frank Craven Biography

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Frank Craven (born August 24, 1875, Boston; died September 1, 1945, Beverly Hills, California) was an American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for originating the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder's Our Town.

Craven was a character actor who often portrayed wry, small-town figures. His first film role was in "We Americans" (1928), and he appeared in State Fair (1933), Penrod and Sam (1937), Jack London (1943), and Son of Dracula (1943), among many others. He wrote numerous screenplays, most notably for the Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert (1933).

In 1938, Craven played the Stage Manager in Our Town on Broadway, and reprised the role in the 1940 film version of the play.

Craven died in 1945, shortly after finishing his last film, "Colonel Effingham's Raid".

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• Allmovie.com entry
  
• Internet Broadway Database entry
  

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• 1. Mr. Morgan the narrator: The day (in the town) is winding down like a tired clock.
  2. Emily Webb: I'm going to make speeches all my life.
  3. Mrs. Webb: Seriously, not serious.
  4. Emily Webb: Momma, am I good looking?
  5. Mrs. Webb: answers: Course you are.
  From Our Town. Submitted by rick b (37 days ago)

• 1. Mr. Morgan the narrator: In our town, we like to know the facts about everybody.
  From Our Town. Submitted by rick b (37 days ago)

• 1. Asa Timberlake: The weak always have the strong to protect them. But the strong must protect themselves.
  From In This Our Life. Submitted by Scott C (47 days ago)