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Owen Edward Crump (December 30, 1903 – February 13, 1998) was an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, radio personality, and stage actor.
Owen Crump was born on 30 December 1903 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The River Changes (1956), The Couch (1962) and Zeppelin (1971). He was married to Lucile Fairbanks and Isabel Jewell. He died on 13 February 1998 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- December 30, 1903
- Owen Crump
- February 13, 1998
Owen Crump was born on December 30, 1903 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The River Changes (1956), The Couch (1962) and Zeppelin (1971). He was married to Lucile Fairbanks and Isabel Jewell. He died on February 13, 1998 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
- December 30, 1903
- February 13, 1998
At a meeting in March 1942, General Arnold commissioned Warner Bros. head Jack L. Warner, producer Hal Wallis and scriptwriter Owen Crump to create the unit. Warner was made lieutenant colonel and Crump a captain but Wallis, who was then in production with Casablanca, did not accept the offer.
Also in the room during that meeting was Owen Crump, a scriptwriter with a reputation, developed during a career in radio, for speed and accuracy. Since before Pearl Harbor, he and Warner had...
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May 6, 2015 · Dubbed "Special Film Project 186," it was the last project of Owen Crump, a screenwriter experienced in propaganda and war movies. Thanks to Kodachrome color film in the...
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Cease Fire! is an American 1953 war movie directed by Owen Crump. The film featured real ammunition and real soldiers that were filmed on location in Korea, and was the first 3D war movie filmed in an actual theatre of operations.
