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{{short description|American actor and film director}}
{{Short description|American actor and film director (1894–1936)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Alan Crosland
| name = Frederick Alan Crosland
| image = Alan Crosland - Aug 1921 EH.jpg
| image = Alan Crosland - Aug 1921 EH.jpg
| caption = Crosland in 1921
| caption = Crosland in 1921
| birth_name = Frederick Alan Crosland<ref>{{cite news |title=Frederick Crosland, Jr. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/194251982/ |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=The Desert Sun |date=23 December 2001}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|08|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|08|10}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1936|07|16|1894|08|10}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1936|07|16|1894|08|10}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| spouse = Juanita Fletcher <small>(m.1917–div.1921)</small><br>[[Natalie Moorhead]] <small>(m.1930–div.1935)</small>
| spouse = Juanita Fletcher <small>(m.1917–div.1921)</small><br>[[Natalie Moorhead]] <small>(m.1930–div.1935)</small>
| yearsactive = 1916–1936
| yearsactive = 1916–1936
| children = 1, ([[Alan Crosland, Jr]])
| children = 1, [[Alan Crosland Jr.]]
}}
}}


'''Alan Crosland''' (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927).
'''Frederick Alan Crosland''' (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927) and the first feature movie with sychronization soundtrack, ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'' (1926).


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
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Crosland began his career in the [[motion picture]] industry in 1912 at [[Edison Studios]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]], where he worked at various jobs for two years until he had learned the business sufficiently well to begin directing [[short film]]s. By 1917, he was directing feature-length films and in 1920 directed [[Olive Thomas]] in ''[[The Flapper]]'', one of her final films before her death in September of that year.
Crosland began his career in the [[motion picture]] industry in 1912 at [[Edison Studios]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]], where he worked at various jobs for two years until he had learned the business sufficiently well to begin directing [[short film]]s. By 1917, he was directing feature-length films and in 1920 directed [[Olive Thomas]] in ''[[The Flapper]]'', one of her final films before her death in September of that year.


In 1925, Crosland was working for [[Jesse L. Lasky]]'s film production company [[Famous Players-Lasky]] (later [[Paramount Pictures]]) when he was hired by [[Warner Bros.]] to work at their [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] studios. He had directed several [[silent film]]s for Warner's including directing ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'' starring [[John Barrymore]] in 1926. It was the first feature-length film with synchronized [[Vitaphone]] sound effects and musical [[soundtrack]], though it has no spoken dialogue. He was chosen to direct [[Al Jolson]] in ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927). The film would make him famous as the first of the new [[talkies]] that changed the course of motion pictures.
In 1925, Crosland was working for [[Jesse L. Lasky]]'s film production company [[Famous Players–Lasky]] (later [[Paramount Pictures]]) when he was hired by [[Warner Bros.]] to work at their [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] studios. He had directed several [[silent film]]s for Warner's including directing ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'' starring [[John Barrymore]] in 1926. It was the first feature-length film with synchronized [[Vitaphone]] sound effects and musical [[soundtrack]], though it has no spoken dialogue. He was chosen to direct [[Al Jolson]] in ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927). The film would make him famous as the first of the new [[talkies]] that changed the course of motion pictures.


==Death==
==Death==
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* ''[[General Crack]]'' (1929)
* ''[[General Crack]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Furies (1930 film)|The Furies]]'' (1930)
* ''[[The Furies (1930 film)|The Furies]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Song of the Flame]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Song of the Flame (film)|Song of the Flame]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Big Boy (film)|Big Boy]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Big Boy (film)|Big Boy]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Viennese Nights]]'' (1930)
* ''[[Viennese Nights]]'' (1930)
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Alan Crosland}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{Commonscat-inline}}
*{{wikisource author-inline}}
* {{IMDb name|0189076}}
* {{IMDb name|0189076}}
* {{Find a Grave|6624048|access-date=September 3, 2010}}
* {{Find a Grave|6624048|access-date=September 3, 2010}}
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[[Category:1894 births]]
[[Category:1894 births]]
[[Category:1936 deaths]]
[[Category:1936 deaths]]
[[Category:American film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from New York City]]
[[Category:Film producers from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Film producers from New York (state)]]
[[Category:American male screenwriters]]
[[Category:American male screenwriters]]

Latest revision as of 11:31, 19 November 2024

Frederick Alan Crosland
Crosland in 1921
Born
Frederick Alan Crosland[1]

(1894-08-10)August 10, 1894
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1936(1936-07-16) (aged 41)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active1916–1936
Spouse(s)Juanita Fletcher (m.1917–div.1921)
Natalie Moorhead (m.1930–div.1935)
Children1, Alan Crosland Jr.

Frederick Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer (1927) and the first feature movie with sychronization soundtrack, Don Juan (1926).

Early life and career

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Alan Crosland (standing) telling stories to Myron Selznick and Elaine Hammerstein, 1919

Born in New York City, New York to a well-to-do Jewish family,[2] Crosland attended Dartmouth College. After graduation, he took a job as a writer with the New York Globe magazine. Interested in the theatre, he began acting on stage, appearing in several productions with Shakespearian actress Annie Russell.

Crosland began his career in the motion picture industry in 1912 at Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York, where he worked at various jobs for two years until he had learned the business sufficiently well to begin directing short films. By 1917, he was directing feature-length films and in 1920 directed Olive Thomas in The Flapper, one of her final films before her death in September of that year.

In 1925, Crosland was working for Jesse L. Lasky's film production company Famous Players–Lasky (later Paramount Pictures) when he was hired by Warner Bros. to work at their Hollywood studios. He had directed several silent films for Warner's including directing Don Juan starring John Barrymore in 1926. It was the first feature-length film with synchronized Vitaphone sound effects and musical soundtrack, though it has no spoken dialogue. He was chosen to direct Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927). The film would make him famous as the first of the new talkies that changed the course of motion pictures.

Death

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Crosland died in 1936 at the age of 41 as a result of an automobile accident on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. His grave remained unmarked for 67 years until a headstone was donated by The Hollywood Underground in 2003.

His son, Alan Crosland Jr. (1918–2001), would also have a successful career as a television director. Juanita Fletcher was his mother.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Frederick Crosland, Jr". The Desert Sun. 23 December 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Abrams, Nathan (2014). "The American Jewish Story through Cinema". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 13 (2): 315–316. doi:10.1080/14725886.2014.942071. S2CID 143786503.
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