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John Crowley(1942-2026)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Director
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John Crowley was born on 1 December 1942 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA. He was a writer and director, known for A $10 Horse and a $40 Saddle (1987), American Experience (1988) and The World of Tomorrow (1984). He was married to Laurie Block. He died on 9 August 2026 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA.
BornDecember 1, 1942
DiedAugust 9, 2026(83)
BornDecember 1, 1942
DiedAugust 9, 2026(83)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

A $10 Horse and a $40 Saddle
  • Writer
  • 1987
American Experience (1988)
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
  • Writer
The World of Tomorrow (1984)
The World of Tomorrow
8.5
  • Writer
  • 1984
Fit: Episodes in the History of the Body
  • Writer
  • 1991

Credits

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Writer

  • Morning Sun (2003)
    Morning Sun
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1995
  • Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992)
    Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991
  • Fit: Episodes in the History of the Body
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • A $10 Horse and a $40 Saddle
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Are We Winning Mommy? America & the Cold War (1986)
    Are We Winning Mommy? America & the Cold War
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • The World of Tomorrow (1984)
    The World of Tomorrow
    8.5
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • America and Lewis Hine (1984)
    America and Lewis Hine
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • No Place to Hide
    7.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Flashback
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • America Lost and Found (1979)
    America Lost and Found
    8.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Winston 500
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1972

Script and Continuity Department

  • The Burning Wall (2002)
    The Burning Wall
    7.2
    • script consultant
    • 2002
  • The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 (1992)
    The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945
    7.4
    • script consultant
    • 1992

Director

  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 1, 1942
    • Presque Isle, Maine, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 2026
    • Conway, Massachusetts, USA(complications from dysphasia and dementia)
  • Spouse
    • Laurie Block1984 - August 9, 2026 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Has authored several novels and short stories, including:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 138, pages 106-110. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

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