Crisp, Donald 1880-1974

Overview

Works:	252 works in 624 publications in 8 languages and 24,001 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Director, Performer, Narrator, Vocalist, Costume designer, Speaker
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1910 |

|2020

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Publications about Donald Crisp

Publications by Donald Crisp

Publications by Donald Crisp, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Donald Crisp

Crisp, Donald: Actor by Martin Quigley ( Book )
D.W. Griffith's Birth of a nation ( Book )
Broken blossoms lobby cards ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Donald Crisp

National Velvet ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 1,323 libraries worldwide
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.

Mutiny on the Bounty ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in English and held by 1,278 libraries worldwide
In 1789, the English ship H.M.S. Bounty begins a two-year mission. The ship travels to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants that will provide cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, the Bounty's final destination. The captain is William Bligh, a vicious taskmaster who doesn't flinch at giving two dozen lashes to any malcontent on board, for the most minor of infractions. The first mate is Lt. Fletcher Christian, who despises Bligh but has somehow earned the captain's respect. Bligh makes life miserable for the crew, and after the Bounty leaves Tahiti for the West Indies, Bligh orders the ship's doctor, a dying man, to stand on deck despite his illness. The doctor dies, which begins a chain reaction of anger leading to Christian leading a mutiny against Bligh.

Richard Llewellyn's How green was my valley ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1941 and 2005 in English and held by 1,088 libraries worldwide
A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.

Lassie come home ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in English and French and held by 999 libraries worldwide
The collie is sold and makes a cross-country journey back to her original family.

National Velvet ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1944 and 2000 in English and Chinese and held by 950 libraries worldwide
Story of two children, their passion for a horse, and their determination to train it and win the Grand National.

Wuthering Heights ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and held by 819 libraries worldwide
"Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally-acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Brontë's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar (David Niven). Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax."--Jacket.

The birth of a nation ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and French and held by 726 libraries worldwide
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.

Richard Llewellyn's How green was my valley ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 710 libraries worldwide
A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family, while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.

Jezebel ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1965 and 2006 in English and held by 673 libraries worldwide
Julie Marsden is a Southern belle in pre-Civil War New Orleans with a knack for manipulating the men in her life. Scorned by the man she loves, she lashes out in revenge and destroys lives in the process.

The life of Emile Zola ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 669 libraries worldwide
In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An artist should remain poor." His determined intervention in the Dreyfus Affair, at the request of Dreyfus's wife Lucie, results in "J'accuse!" his famous denunciation of the Army, and leads to a conviction for libel. He flees to England, where he remains until granted amnesty. Unfortunately, he dies before the news that Dreyfus was exonerated and reinstated to full rank can reach him. Indicative of the mores of its time, during the course of this clear story about institutionalized anti-Semitism, the word "Jew" is never mentioned. And while most Hollywood biographies must be taken with a grain--if not a handful--of salt, the film makes a reasonable effort at accuracy and completeness.

The birth of a nation ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 641 libraries worldwide
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Sea Hawk ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1940 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 611 libraries worldwide
Captain Geoffrey Thorpe is the terror of the Spanish Main, striking crippling blows against the oppressive Spanish war machine, freeing English slaves from the galley ships and filling England's coffers with Spanish gold--with the tacit approval of England's Queen Elizabeth I. When the dashing Thorpe raids and sinks a diplomatic vessel bringing ambassador Don José Alvarez de Cordoba and his beautiful niece Dona Maria to England, he's gentlemanly enough to deliver them safely onto English shores--along with the galley full of wrongfully imprisoned slaves. Smarting from this insult, Don Alvarez conspires with the duplicitous Lord Wolfingham to stop Thorpe and smash the Sea Hawks: the small fleet of privateers that stands between England and King Philip of Spain's thirst for global domination!

The man from Laramie ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in English and held by 536 libraries worldwide
Stewart stars as a driven man determined to get frontier justice in this gripping film about the sabotage and savagery of the wild west.

Broken blossoms, or, The yellow man and the girl ( Visual )
30 editions published between 1919 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 517 libraries worldwide
One of Griffith's most widely acclaimed films uses a new style of lighting and photography to stress intimate character relationships rather than spectacle. A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. Nursing her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them.

A dog of Flanders ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1959 and 2009 in English and held by 500 libraries worldwide
A young boy dreams of being an artist and runs away to follow his dream. His dog, formerly a stray, leads his family to him.

Knute Rockne, All American ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 497 libraries worldwide
"I've decided to take up coaching as my life work," Knute Rockne says. Coach he does, revolutionizing football with his strategies, winning close to 90 percent of his games, and helping establish the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish as a gridiron powerhouse. But victories alone do not mean success to Rockne. He wants to shape his players into responsible and honorable men.

How green was my valley ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 492 libraries worldwide
A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family, while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.

The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 463 libraries worldwide
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadiz. Middle-aged Elizabeth, so attracted to the younger Devereux but fearful of his influence and popularity, sends him on a new mission: a doomed campaign to Ireland. When he and his troops return in defeat, Devereux demands to share the throne with the heir-less queen, and Elizabeth, at first, intends to marry. Ultimately sensing the marriage would prove disastrous for England, Elizabeth sets in motion a merciless plan to protect her people and preserve her throne.

Greyfriars Bobby ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1961 and 2004 in English and held by 430 libraries worldwide
True story about a dog with so much devotion to his master, he refuses to leave the grave when his master dies. Even after he's finally coaxed back in town, he still returns every evening to pay his respects.

Pollyanna ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1960 and 2004 in English and held by 367 libraries worldwide
A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.