Alan Crosland Jr.

Frederick Alan Crosland Jr. (June 19, 1918 – December 18, 2001) was a prolific director and editor of film and television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Crosland directed nearly 70 films and television episodes between 1954 and 1985.^[1][2] The son of noted director Alan Crosland, he is best known for directing the two-part pilot of The Bionic Woman in 1976 and episodes of The Twilight Zone in 1963.^[3] Crosland served in the US Navy.^[1]

Alan Crosland Jr.
Born	Frederick Alan Crosland Jr. 19 July 1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2001(2001-12-18) (aged 83) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupations	Director editor
Years active	1944-1986
Spouses	Eileen Florence Dougherty ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1955)​ Bettie Jane Brown ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1962)​ Leatrice Bernard ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1971)​ Donna Ruth Hanor ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1978)​ Jean Margaret Smith ​ ​ (m. 1982; died 1993)​ Martha Villasenor ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Parents	Alan Crosland (father) Juanita Fletcher (mother)

Biography

Crosland was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 19 July 1918 to Frederick Alan Crosland and Juanita Fletcher.^[1] In 1927, Crosland's mother was granted custody following his parents' divorce. According to the terms of the divorce, Crosland's father agreed to fund his education as well as a monthly child support payment.^[4] Between 1940 and his death in 2001, Crosland was married 5 times, 3 of which ended in divorce.^[3] Crosland died on 18 December 2001 in Palm Desert, California.^[1]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1961	Fury River	Director	[5]
1960	Natchez Trace	Director	[5]
1958	All Mine to Give	Editing Supervisor	[5]
	The Last of the Fast Guns	Editor	[5]
1957	Sweet Smell of Success	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1955	Marty	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1954	Vera Cruz	Editing Supervisor	[5]
	Apache	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1953	Blowing Wild	Director	[5]
	The Jazz Singer	Editing Supervisor	[5]
1952	The Winning Team	Editor	[5]
	Room for One More	Editor	[5]
	The Iron Mistress	Editor	[5]
1951	Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951 film)	Editor	[5]
	Come Fill the Cup	Editor	[5]
	Operation Pacific	Editor	[5]
1950	The Flame and the Arrow	Editor	[5]
	The Breaking Point	Editor	[5]
	Young Man with a Horn	Editor	[5]
1949	Adventures of Don Juan	Editor	[5]
	Task Force	Editor	[5]
1948	Silver River	Editor	[5]
1947	The Unfaithful	Editor	[5]
1946	Deception	Editor	[5]
1945	Pillow to Post	Editor	[5]
1944	The Very Thought of You	Editor	[5]

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1944	United States Coast Guard Band	Editor	[5]
	The Birds and the Beasts Were There	Editor	[5]