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Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley (November 14 1911 - May 13 1987) was an Academy Award winning film producer from Canada.

Career

Crawley was known for making avant-garde films with his wife Judith Crawley. Together they owned the Crawley Films company which produced numerous short films, feature films, television commercials, animated cartoons and other productions from its formation in 1939 until its sale to Atkinson Film Arts in 1982.

Awards and recognition

The Man Who Skied Down Everest earned Budge Crawley a 1976 Academy Award win for Best Documentary, Features. This was the first Canadian-produced film to win an Oscar in this category.

The Crawleys won several Canadian Film Awards and a Special Achievement Genie for Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Film Industry in 1986.

In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of a unique contribution to film in Canada".

Partial filmography

1938: Ile d'Orléans
1948: The Loon's Necklace
1950: Newfoundland Scene
1953: The Power Within
1958: The Legend of the Raven
1961: Tales of the Wizard of Oz
(animated series for Videocraft-Rankin/Bass)
1963: Amanita Pestilens
1964: The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964: Return to Oz (television special) (for Videocraft-Rankin/Bass)
1967: The Entertainers
1971: Hamlet (television)
1972: The Rowdyman (executive producer)
1973: August and July
1975: The Man Who Skied Down Everest
1975: Janis
1982: Heartland Reggae

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