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Owen Crump was a writer, director, and producer in the United States. He painted. He worked in radio.

Career edit

In 1926, Crump performed in the show The Cajun. He was a writer for the 1950 show Southern Exposure.[1][2][3]

He was a screenwriter for Jack Warner.[4] He made a series of "pro-American" short films for the U.S. government.[5] After World War II, Warner chose him to helm a series of four films.[6] He worked on The Bell System Science Series films.

He obtained copyrights for installments in the Death's Diary series.[7]

He was interviewed about his career in 1994.[8]

Personal life edit

Crump was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. His father was William Jackson Crump.

Crump was engaged to Isabell Jewell.[9] He married Jean ?. He remarried Lucile Fairbanks.[4][10]

Filmography edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Owen Crump (Performer) | Playbill".
  2. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (1950-09-27). "AT THE THEATRE; 'Southern Exposure,' a Comedy by Owen Crump, Arrives on Broadway From Dallas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ^ Crump, Owen (1951). Southern Exposure: Comedy in Three Acts. Dramatists Play Service.
  4. ^ a b Morris, Edmund (2011-10-19). Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan. Random House Publishing Group. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-307-79142-9.
  5. ^ Circuit), United States Court of Appeals (2nd (1947). Decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Re the United States V. Leon Josephson (Majority and Dissenting Opinions): Investigation of Un-American Activities in the United States. Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, First Session. Public Law 601 (Section 121, Subsection Q (2) December 19, 1947. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Alexander, Geoff (2014-01-10). Academic Films for the Classroom: A History. McFarland. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-0-7864-6000-7.
  7. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. p. 6034.
  8. ^ "CONTENTdm". digitalcollections.oscars.org.
  9. ^ Nissen, Axel (2016-08-26). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-0-7864-9732-4.
  10. ^ "Owen Crump – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  11. ^ https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01HVD_ALMA212430314150003941&context=L&vid=HVD2&lang=en_US&search_scope=everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=everything&query=lsr01,contains,99154199724303941&mode=basic&offset=0

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