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Alan Crosland

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Alan Crosland

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
16 Jul 1936 (aged 41)
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Garden of the Exodus (formerly Pineland/Section 13), Row 7, Grave 727S
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Motion Picture Director. Well-regarded as the director of the first feature full-length "talking" film, "The Jazz Singer" (1927). Other films include: "The Song of the Flame" (1930), "The Silver Lining" (1931), "Massacre" (1934) and "It Happened In New York" (1935) among many others. Father of director Alan Crosland Jr.
Motion Picture Director. Well-regarded as the director of the first feature full-length "talking" film, "The Jazz Singer" (1927). Other films include: "The Song of the Flame" (1930), "The Silver Lining" (1931), "Massacre" (1934) and "It Happened In New York" (1935) among many others. Father of director Alan Crosland Jr.

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Early Hollywood director, with over 60 films to his credit.

In 1927, he directed The First Talking Picture, "The Jazz Singer"

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Jul 20, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6624048/alan-crosland: accessed ), memorial page for Alan Crosland (10 Aug 1894–16 Jul 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6624048, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.