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Barry Crane

American TV producer and director, contract bridge player (1927-1985) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 57 · Born 99 years ago today

Barry Crane was a prolific television producer and director, and a bridge player who, at the time of his death had "won more titles than anyone else in the history of the game".

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1985Died5 July 1985Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomFilm, 1985Director1982American PlayhouseSeries, Director1981Flamingo RoadSeries, Director1980Conquest of the EarthFilm, Director1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries, Director1978DallasSeries, Director1977The Fantastic JourneyFilm, Director1976The Bionic WomanSeries, Director1975Joe ForresterSeries, Director1973Police StorySeries, DirectorThe MagicianFilm, 1973Producer1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries, DirectorThe Hound of the BaskervillesFilm, 1972Director1967MannixSeries, Director, Writer1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Director, Producer1927Born10 November 1927

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According to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), he was "widely recognized as the top matchpoint player of all time" - the tournament format commonly played in private clubs. In 1985 Crane was murdered, a crime that was solved in 2021.

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 1985 · aged 57

In the same film or series as Barry

Marvin J. ChomskyAlso in The Magician (1973)Samm-Art WilliamsAlso in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985)Alan CaillouAlso in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)Sidney HayersAlso in Conquest of the Earth (1980)Katharyn PowersAlso in The Fantastic Journey (1977)Micki GrantAlso in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom (1985)