
Birthday
1882/07/26
Day of death
1974/05/25 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bow, London, England, UK
Also know as
George William Crisp, James Needham, Дональд Крисп
Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London. Donald's parents were James Crisp and Elizabeth Crisp, his birth was registered by his mother on 4th September 1882. Donald's sisters were Elizabeth, Ann, Alice (known as Louisa) and Eliza and his brothers were James, John and Mark. Family memories state that Donald's brother-in-law James Needham (Louisa's husband) lent/gave Donald the fare to USA. The family have a photo of Donald which he sent to 'Jimmy' and s...Read more

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