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Judith Crawley
DirectingPersonal Info
gender
Female
birthday
April 12, 1914
died
September 16, 1986
place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Judith Crawley was a Canadian film producer, cinematographer, director, and screenwriter. She is considered to be the first Canadian female filmmaker, and is recognized as being a pioneer for women who work in the film industry.
She and her husband Frank Radford "Budge" Crawley co-founded the production company Crawley Films in 1939.
Crawley is best known for writing the Academy Award-winning documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest.