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William Crowell(1877-1929)

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William Crowell was born on 20 July 1877 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Beyond the Great Wall (1920), The House Behind the Cedars (1927) and Birthright (1924). He died on 30 July 1929 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
BornJuly 20, 1877
DiedJuly 30, 1929(52)
BornJuly 20, 1877
DiedJuly 30, 1929(52)
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Known for

Beyond the Great Wall (1920)
Beyond the Great Wall
  • Actor
  • 1920
The House Behind the Cedars
  • Actor(as Willian F.B. Crowell)
  • 1927
Birthright (1924)
Birthright
7.4
  • Actor(as W.B.F. Crowell)
  • 1924
Ghost of Tolston's Manor
  • Actor(as W.B.F. Crowell)
  • 1923

Credits

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Actor

  • The House Behind the Cedars
    • (as Willian F.B. Crowell)
    • 1927
  • A Son of Satan (1924)
    A Son of Satan
    6.2
    • (as William B.F. Crowell)
    • 1924
  • Birthright (1924)
    Birthright
    7.4
    • (as W.B.F. Crowell)
    • 1924
  • Ghost of Tolston's Manor
    • (as W.B.F. Crowell)
    • 1923
  • The Dungeon
    • 'Gyp' Lassiter (as W.B.F. Crowell)
    • 1922
  • Beyond the Great Wall (1920)
    Beyond the Great Wall
    • 1920

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • W.B.F. Crowell
  • Born
    • July 20, 1877
    • Asheville, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • July 30, 1929
    • Roanoke, Virginia, USA(heat exhaustion)
  • Other works
    From Morn to Midnight (1922). Comedy/tragedy. Written by Georg Kaiser, as translated by Ashley Dukes. Directed by Frank Reicher (also appearing as "The Cashier"). Garrick Theatre: 14 May 1922- Unknown (24 performances). Cast included: Joan Clement, Julia Cobb, Ernest Cossart, William Crowell, Charles Ellis, Allyn Joslyn (as "A Muffled Gentleman"), Phillip Leigh, Henry Travers, Helen Westley, Kathryn Wilson.

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    Served as Corporal, Company K, 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) during the Spanish-American War; worked as a waiter in a hotel, farm laborer, and as an insurance agent for the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company; in the '20s, was Vice President of Oscar Micheaux' Micheaux Film Corporation, described as "Producers and Distributors of High Class Negro Photoplays."

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