Alan Crosland Jr.

Alan Crosland Jr.
Born	Frederick Alan Crosland Jr. 19 July 1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2001(2001-12-18) (aged 83) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupations	Director editor
Years active	1944-1986
Spouses	Eileen Florence Dougherty ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1955)​ Bettie Jane Brown ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1962)​ Leatrice Bernard ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1971)​ Donna Ruth Hanor ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1978)​ Jean Margaret Smith ​ ​ (m. 1982; died 1993)​ Martha Villasenor ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Parents	Alan Crosland (father) Juanita Fletcher (mother)

Frederick Alan Crosland Jr. (June 19, 1918 – December 18, 2001) was a prolific director and editor of film and television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Crosland directed nearly 70 films and television episodes between 1954 and 1984.[1][2] The son of noted director Alan Crosland, he is best known for directing the two-part pilot of The Bionic Woman in 1976 and episodes of The Twilight Zone in 1963.[3] Crosland served in the US Navy.[1]

Biography

Crosland was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 19 July 1918 to Frederick Alan Crosland and Juanita Fletcher.[1] In 1927, Crosland's mother was granted custody following his parents' divorce. According to the terms of the divorce, Crosland's father agreed to fund his education as well as a monthly child support payment.[4] Between 1940 and his death in 2001, Crosland was married 5 times, 3 of which ended in divorce.[3] Crosland died on 18 December 2001 in Palm Desert, California.[1]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1961	Fury River	Director	[5]
1960	Natchez Trace	Director	[5]
1958	All Mine to Give	Editing Supervisor	[5]
	The Last of the Fast Guns	Editor	[5]
1957	Sweet Smell of Success	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1955	Marty	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1954	Vera Cruz	Editing Supervisor	[5]
	Apache	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1953	Blowing Wild	Director	[5]
	The Jazz Singer	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1952	The Winning Team	Editor	[5]
	Room for One More	Editor	[5]
	The Iron Mistress	Editor	[5]
1951	Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951 film)	Editor	[5]
	Come Fill the Cup	Editor	[5]
	Operation Pacific	Editor	[5]
1950	The Flame and the Arrow	Editor	[5]
	The Breaking Point	Editor	[5]
	Young Man with a Horn	Editor	[5]
1949	Adventures of Don Juan	Editor	[5]
	Task Force	Editor	[5]
1948	Silver River	Editor	[5]
1947	The Unfaithful	Editor	[5]
1946	Deception	Editor	[5]
1945	Pillow to Post	Editor	[5]
1944	The Very Thought of You	Editor	[5]

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1944	United States Coast Guard Band	Editor	[5]
	The Birds and the Beasts Were There	Editor	[5]

References

1. "Alan Crosland Jr". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
2. "Frederick Crosland, Jr". The Desert Sun. 23 December 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
3. "Alan Crosland Jr". IMDB. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
4. "Film Director Divorced". The Los Angeles Times. 13 April 1927. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
5. "Alan Crosland Jr. Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 August 2022.