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| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|5|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|5|18}}
| birth_place = [[Albany, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Albany, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|7|21|1890|5|18}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|7|21|1890|5|18}}
| death_place = [[Saranac Lake, New York]]
| death_place = [[Saranac Lake, New York]], U.S.
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| restingplace = [[St. Agnes Cemetery]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1913-1928
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'''Ward Crane''' (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American [[silent film]] actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome [[Villain|heavy]] to [[Buster Keaton]]'s hero in ''[[Sherlock, Jr.]]'' (1924).
'''Ward Crane''' (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American [[silent film]] actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome [[Villain|heavy]] to [[Buster Keaton]]'s hero in ''[[Sherlock Jr.]]'' (1924).
Crane died at age 38 in Saranac Lake from [[pneumonia]].<ref>[http://allmovie.com/artist/ward-crane-15632 ''Ward Crane'' bio; allmovie.com]</ref>
Crane died aged 38 in [[Saranac Lake, New York]], from [[pneumonia]].<ref>[http://allmovie.com/artist/ward-crane-15632 ''Ward Crane'' bio; allmovie.com]</ref><ref>''Who Was Who on Screen'', p. 102 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt {{ISBN|0-8352-0914-8}}</ref><ref>''Silent Film Necrology'', p.110 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana {{ISBN|0-7864-1059-0}}</ref>

Crane was the son of John J. Crane.<ref name="th" /> He was born and educated in [[Albany, New York]]. He served in the Navy during World War I.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |title=Ward Crane, Film Actor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/22/archives/ward-crane-film-actor.html |access-date=December 5, 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=July 22, 1928 |page=36|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany.<ref name="th">{{cite news |title=Ward Crane Funeral |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114179095/ward-crane/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |work=The Times Herald |date=July 25, 1928 |location=New York, Olean |page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[The Dark Star (film)|The Dark Star]]'' (1919)
*''[[The Dark Star (1919 film)|The Dark Star]]'' (1919)
*''[[The Scoffer]]'' (1920)
*''[[The Scoffer]]'' (1920)
*''[[In the Heart of a Fool]]'' (1920)
*''[[In the Heart of a Fool]]'' (1920)
*''[[Harriet and the Piper]]'' (1920)
*''[[The Frisky Mrs. Johnson]]'' (1920)
*''[[The Frisky Mrs. Johnson]]'' (1920)
*''[[Something Different (film)|Something Different]]'' (1920)
*''[[The Luck of the Irish (1920 film)|The Luck of the Irish]]'' (1920)
*''[[Something Different (1920 film)|Something Different]]'' (1920)
*''[[Heedless Moths]]'' (1921)
*''[[Heedless Moths]]'' (1921)
*''[[French Heels]]'' (1922)
*''[[French Heels]]'' (1922)
*''[[No Trespassing (film)|No Trespassing]]'' (1922)
*''[[No Trespassing (1922 film)|No Trespassing]]'' (1922)
*''[[Broadway Rose (1922 film)|Broadway Rose]]'' (1922)
*''[[Broadway Rose (film)|Broadway Rose]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Destiny's Isle]]'' (1922)
*''[[The Famous Mrs. Fair]]'' (1923)
*''[[The Famous Mrs. Fair]]'' (1923)
*''[[Within the Law (1923 film)|Within the Law]]'' (1923)
*''[[Within the Law (1923 film)|Within the Law]]'' (1923)
*''[[Enemies of Children]]'' (1923)
*''[[Enemies of Children]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Pleasure Mad]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film)|The Meanest Man in the World]]'' (1923)
*''[[Gambling Wives]]'' (1924)
*''[[Gambling Wives]]'' (1924)
*''[[Sherlock, Jr.]]'' (1924)
*''[[Sherlock Jr.]]'' (1924) as The Local Sheik/The Villain
*''[[Bread (1924 film)|Bread]]'' (1924)
*''[[Bread (1924 film)|Bread]]'' (1924)
*''[[Empty Hands]]'' (1924)
*''[[Empty Hands]]'' (1924)
*''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1925)
*''[[How Baxter Butted In]]'' (1925)
*''[[How Baxter Butted In]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Million Dollar Handicap]]'' (1925)
*''[[Peacock Feathers]]'' (1925)
*''[[Classified (1925 film)|Classified]]'' (1925)
*''[[Classified (1925 film)|Classified]]'' (1925)
*''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1925)
*''[[Borrowed Finery]]'' (1925)
*''[[The Blind Goddess]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Crimson Runner]]'' (1925)
*''[[The Blind Goddess (1926 film)|The Blind Goddess]]'' (1926)
*''[[The Flaming Frontier]]'' (1926)
*''[[The Flaming Frontier]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Under Western Skies (1926 film)|Under Western Skies]]'' (1926)
*''[[That Model from Paris]]'' (1926)
*''[[That Model from Paris]]'' (1926)
*''[[Upstage (film)|Upstage]]'' (1926)
*''[[Upstage (film)|Upstage]]'' (1926)
*''[[The Lady in Ermine (1927 film)|The Lady in Ermine]]'' (1927)
*''[[The Lady in Ermine]]'' (1927) with Corinne Griffith and Francis X. Bushman
* ''[[The Beauty Shoppers]]'' (1927)
*''[[The American (1927 film)|The American]]'' (1927) (not released)
*''[[The American (1927 film)|The American]]'' (1927) (not released)
*''[[The Rush Hour]]'' (1928)
*''[[Honeymoon Flats]]'' (1928)
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Ward Crane}}
{{Commons category|Ward Crane}}
*{{IMDb name|0186440}}
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*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sayre&CISOPTR=14328&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 Ward Crane on right in ''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' with Billie Burke, 1920](Univ. of Wash./Sayre collection)
*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sayre&CISOPTR=14328&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 Ward Crane on right in ''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' with Billie Burke, 1920](Univ. of Wash./Sayre collection)
*[https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5255/5499503960_d5eb8d2af2_m.jpg Ward Crane passport picture, 1920]
*[https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5255/5499503960_d5eb8d2af2_m.jpg Ward Crane passport picture, 1920]
*[http://www.kinotv.com/page/bio.php?namecode=20774&q=0&l=en kinotv.com]
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 1 October 2024

Ward Crane
Jean De Briac, Billie Burke, and Ward Crane in The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)
Born(1890-05-18)May 18, 1890
Albany, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 1928(1928-07-21) (aged 38)
Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Agnes Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1913–1928

Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in Sherlock Jr. (1924). Crane died aged 38 in Saranac Lake, New York, from pneumonia.[1][2][3]

Crane was the son of John J. Crane.[4] He was born and educated in Albany, New York. He served in the Navy during World War I.[5] He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Ward Crane bio; allmovie.com
  2. ^ Who Was Who on Screen, p. 102 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
  3. ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.110 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  4. ^ a b "Ward Crane Funeral". The Times Herald. New York, Olean. July 25, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ward Crane, Film Actor". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 22, 1928. p. 36. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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