John Craven | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | June 22, 1916
Died | November 24, 1995 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1937–1970 |
Parent |
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John Craven (June 22, 1916 – November 24, 1995) was an American actor in theater, film, and television.
Craven was born on June 22, 1916, in New York City. He was a third-generation actor, following in the profession of his father, Frank Craven, and his grandfather, John T. Craven. [1] [2] His mother, Mary Blythe, was an actress prior to marriage. [3] [4] He had an older sister, Blyth Daly (1901-1965), born when the family lived in England. His baby picture was printed in the March, 1922 edition of Success magazine in an article about his father's career. [5] He attended Beverly Hills High School in 1935. [6]
Craven began on Broadway as assistant stage manager for Babes in Arms in 1937. [7] Then he returned to Beverly Hills, starring in " The Thirteenth Chair" and Noël Coward's " Hay Fever" at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals. He was originally slated to play a townsperson in the original stage version of Our Town at the Morosco Theatre, in which his father played the stage manager. [1] [8] After director Jed Harris heard him read, however, he gave him the juvenile leading role of George. [9] Craven was overlooked in the movie version, however, with the part going to the then-unknown William Holden. [10] He married actress Evelyn R. Barrows in New York on September 16, 1938, when they were both 22. [11] He later married Dorothy Langan in the 1950s, and they had a son, Frank Craven, in 1955, thus continuing a pattern of alternating generations of men named Frank and John. [12] Craven registered for the draft in WWII on October 16, 1940. [1] He was stationed in Naples, Italy during World War II as a private, and put on shows for the USO. [1] On his WWII draft card he listed his employer as the Henry Miller Theater, which today is the Stephen Sondheim Theater. [13]
On November 24, 1995, Craven died at his home in Salt Point, New York. [14] [15] [16]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1937 | Babes in Arms | Assistant stage manager (non-acting) |
1938 | Our Town | George Gibbs |
1939 | Aries is Rising | Roland Harris |
1939 | Happiest Days | Jeff |
1940 | Delicate Story | Oliver Odry |
1940 | Two on an Island | John Thompson |
1941 | Spring Again | Tom Cornish |
1941 | Village Green | Jeremiah Bentham |
1949 | They Knew What They Wanted | The R. F. D. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1937 | Over the Goal | King | |
1943 | The Human Comedy | Tobey George | |
1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Roy Todwell | |
1943 | Someone to Remember | Dan Freeman | |
1943 | For God and Country | Danny Brewer | Short |
1944 | The Purple Heart | Sergeant Martin Stoner | |
1944 | Meet the People | John Swanson | |
1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Sleeping Soldier | Uncredited |
1946 | Flight to Nowhere | Claude Forrest | |
1946 | Swell Guy | Mike O'Connor | |
1953 | Count the Hours! | George Braden | |
1954 | Security Risk | Dr. Lanson | |
1955 | The Green Mountain Boys | Remember Baker | TV movie |
1956 | Battle Stations | Commander James Matthews | |
1956 | Navy Wife | Dr. Carter | |
1956 | Hold Back the Night | Major Bob MacKay | |
1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Band Leader | Uncredited |
1958 | Revolt in the Big House | Guard | Uncredited |
1960 | Ocean's 11 | Cashier | Uncredited |
1960 | Let's Make Love | Comstock | Uncredited |
1964 | The Brass Bottle | 2nd Psychiatrist | Uncredited |
1970 | The Wild Scene | Morton |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | The Egg and I | Jim | 3 episodes |
1954 | Public Defender | Selway | Season 1 Episode 11: "Pauper's Gold" |
1956 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Harry Drew / Dolan | Season 1 Episode 28: "One of Jesse's Gang" |
1959 | One Step Beyond | Harry Teller | Season 1 Episode 2: "Night of April 14" |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Older Clete Vine | Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet" |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Herbert Gold | Season 6 Episode 4: "The Contest for Aaron Gold" |
1960 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Zack Dawson | Season 3 Episode 9 "Criss-Cross" |
1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tommy | Season 6 Episode 17: "The Last Escape" |
1963 | The Twilight Zone | Townsman | Season 5 Episode 7: "The Old Man in the Cave" |
John Craven | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | June 22, 1916
Died | November 24, 1995 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1937–1970 |
Parent |
|
John Craven (June 22, 1916 – November 24, 1995) was an American actor in theater, film, and television.
Craven was born on June 22, 1916, in New York City. He was a third-generation actor, following in the profession of his father, Frank Craven, and his grandfather, John T. Craven. [1] [2] His mother, Mary Blythe, was an actress prior to marriage. [3] [4] He had an older sister, Blyth Daly (1901-1965), born when the family lived in England. His baby picture was printed in the March, 1922 edition of Success magazine in an article about his father's career. [5] He attended Beverly Hills High School in 1935. [6]
Craven began on Broadway as assistant stage manager for Babes in Arms in 1937. [7] Then he returned to Beverly Hills, starring in " The Thirteenth Chair" and Noël Coward's " Hay Fever" at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals. He was originally slated to play a townsperson in the original stage version of Our Town at the Morosco Theatre, in which his father played the stage manager. [1] [8] After director Jed Harris heard him read, however, he gave him the juvenile leading role of George. [9] Craven was overlooked in the movie version, however, with the part going to the then-unknown William Holden. [10] He married actress Evelyn R. Barrows in New York on September 16, 1938, when they were both 22. [11] He later married Dorothy Langan in the 1950s, and they had a son, Frank Craven, in 1955, thus continuing a pattern of alternating generations of men named Frank and John. [12] Craven registered for the draft in WWII on October 16, 1940. [1] He was stationed in Naples, Italy during World War II as a private, and put on shows for the USO. [1] On his WWII draft card he listed his employer as the Henry Miller Theater, which today is the Stephen Sondheim Theater. [13]
On November 24, 1995, Craven died at his home in Salt Point, New York. [14] [15] [16]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1937 | Babes in Arms | Assistant stage manager (non-acting) |
1938 | Our Town | George Gibbs |
1939 | Aries is Rising | Roland Harris |
1939 | Happiest Days | Jeff |
1940 | Delicate Story | Oliver Odry |
1940 | Two on an Island | John Thompson |
1941 | Spring Again | Tom Cornish |
1941 | Village Green | Jeremiah Bentham |
1949 | They Knew What They Wanted | The R. F. D. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1937 | Over the Goal | King | |
1943 | The Human Comedy | Tobey George | |
1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Roy Todwell | |
1943 | Someone to Remember | Dan Freeman | |
1943 | For God and Country | Danny Brewer | Short |
1944 | The Purple Heart | Sergeant Martin Stoner | |
1944 | Meet the People | John Swanson | |
1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Sleeping Soldier | Uncredited |
1946 | Flight to Nowhere | Claude Forrest | |
1946 | Swell Guy | Mike O'Connor | |
1953 | Count the Hours! | George Braden | |
1954 | Security Risk | Dr. Lanson | |
1955 | The Green Mountain Boys | Remember Baker | TV movie |
1956 | Battle Stations | Commander James Matthews | |
1956 | Navy Wife | Dr. Carter | |
1956 | Hold Back the Night | Major Bob MacKay | |
1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Band Leader | Uncredited |
1958 | Revolt in the Big House | Guard | Uncredited |
1960 | Ocean's 11 | Cashier | Uncredited |
1960 | Let's Make Love | Comstock | Uncredited |
1964 | The Brass Bottle | 2nd Psychiatrist | Uncredited |
1970 | The Wild Scene | Morton |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | The Egg and I | Jim | 3 episodes |
1954 | Public Defender | Selway | Season 1 Episode 11: "Pauper's Gold" |
1956 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Harry Drew / Dolan | Season 1 Episode 28: "One of Jesse's Gang" |
1959 | One Step Beyond | Harry Teller | Season 1 Episode 2: "Night of April 14" |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Older Clete Vine | Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet" |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Herbert Gold | Season 6 Episode 4: "The Contest for Aaron Gold" |
1960 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Zack Dawson | Season 3 Episode 9 "Criss-Cross" |
1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tommy | Season 6 Episode 17: "The Last Escape" |
1963 | The Twilight Zone | Townsman | Season 5 Episode 7: "The Old Man in the Cave" |