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John Cromwell Biography

Birth Name:Elwood Dager Cromwell

Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, United States

Profession Director, Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Won second place at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Director in 1939
  • In 1950, he was nominated for a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award
  • Won the 1952 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
  • Was the father of award-winning actor James Cromwell
  • In 1928, he got married to well-known actress Kay Johnson
  • Made his stage debut in the Broadway production "Little Women" in 1912
  • In 1944, he became president of the Screen Director's Guild

Awards

  • 1938NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1938Mussolini Cup-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1946Grand Prize of the Festival-Feature Film: nominated
  • 1950Golden Lion-: nominated