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Judith Crawley

Known for

Directing

Born

April 12, 1914

Birthplace

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Died

September 16, 1986 (aged 72)

Biography

Judith Crawley was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer, director, and screenwriter. She is considered to be the first Canadian female filmmaker, and is recognized as being a pioneer for women who work in the film industry.

She and her husband Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley co-founded the production company Crawley Films in 1939.

Crawley is best known for writing the Academy Award-winning documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest.

Best known work

The Man Who Skied Down Everest

The Man Who Skied Down Everest

1975
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953
The Loon's Necklace

The Loon's Necklace

1949
The Frustrating Fours and the Fascinating Fives

The Frustrating Fours and the Fascinating Fives

1953
The Land of Jacques Cartier

The Land of Jacques Cartier

1963
Alexis Tremblay: Habitant

Alexis Tremblay: Habitant

1943
From Sociable Six to Noisy Nine

From Sociable Six to Noisy Nine

1954
The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes

The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes

1951
Four New Apple Dishes

Four New Apple Dishes

1940
Who Sheds His Blood

Who Sheds His Blood

1941

Filmography

  1. 1980

    Developing Tomorrow’s Energy

    Writer

  2. 1975

  3. 1963

  4. 1962

  5. 1957

  6. 1957

  7. 1954

  8. 1953

  9. 1953

  10. 1951

  11. 1951

  12. 1949

  13. 1949

  14. 1948

  15. 1943

    Alexis Tremblay: Habitant

    Director of Photography

  16. 1941

  17. 1940

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