John Craven (actor)

John Craven, born 22 June 1916, died 24 November, 1995, was an American actor, and the son of noted character actor Frank Craven. He appeared in almost 50 films, numerous plays, and many TV roles, but was best remembered for originating the role of George Gibbs in the original stage version of Our Town," where his father played the role of the Stage Manager. Craven was overlooked in the movie version, however, with the part going to the then-unknown William Holden.

His stage family had a long history of alternating generations of men named John with subsequent generations of men named Frank.

He attended Beverly Hills High School in the early 1930s.

Here is his obituary in The New York Times. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E2D61039F93BA15752C1A963958260 John Craven, 79, Who Played George in Original 'Our Town' - New York Times ] ]

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