Harry Crane

1914 - 1999  (85 years)    Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Harry Crane
  Birth	23 Apr 1914	New York, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Sep 1999	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Person ID	I374553	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	22 May 2002

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Barbara Crane
  Family ID	F148759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2002

  
  

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  		Birth - 23 Apr 1914 - New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  His career began in stand-up comedy at the age of nineteen, was a very prolific screenwriter for movies and television over a span of fifty years. After beginning in stand-up comedy, Crane became a screenwriter for MGM Studios. He wrote scripts for movies such as Air Raid Wardens, which starred Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The long list of famous actors with whom he has worked or for whom he has written include Red Skelton, the Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby and Jackie Gleason. In 1955, he was co-creator of Gleason's classic tele- vision series The Honeymooners. He has written humorous material for singers such as Frank Sinatra and even politicians such as Robert Kennedy.