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- Birth nameHerman Frederick Crane
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Fred Crane was born on March 22, 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), The Gay Amigo (1949) and General Hospital (1963). He was married to Terry Lynn Halfacre, Anita Joan Cohen, Barbara Jeanne Garoutte, Ruth Ceder and Rose Marcelle Dudley Heaslip. He died on August 21, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- SpousesTerry Lynn Halfacre(1999 - August 21, 2008) (his death)Anita Joan Cohen(June 26, 1976 - November 28, 1998) (her death)Barbara Jeanne Garoutte(March 12, 1960 - March 1975) (divorced, 2 children)Ruth Ceder(1946 - 1959) (divorced, 1 child)Rose Marcelle Dudley Heaslip(January 20, 1940 - October 1, 1946) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesBrandon Crane(Grandchild)
- June 1998: A guest at the premiere of the restored version of Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Recently owned a registered historic 1846 Confederate home and Civil War hospital in Barnesville, Georgia, which he and his wife Terry operated as the Tarleton Oaks Bed & Breakfast for several years.
- Bought an antebellum mansion in Barnesville, a town just south of Atlanta and turned it into a bed-and-breakfast with a complete "Gone With the Wind" museum. In 2007, due to his health issues, Fred and his wife auctioned off the home and its memorabilia.
- The opening scene for GWTW with Scarlett and the Tarleton twins was shot three different times altogether. The first time the twins' dyed red hair was deemed too curly. The second take was reshot when it appeared that Scarlett's dress was too low-cut for the period.
- KFAC was sold, and the new owners fired Fred and numerous other members of the "Old Guard" in 1987. He and the others later won an age-discrimination lawsuit against the radio station.
- I'm just a small shard in a grand mosaic. -- FC, referring to his minor role in Gone With the Wind during a 2007 interview
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