John Cromwell (director)  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cromwell (1887-12-23)December 23, 1887 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Died
September 26, 1979(1979-09-26) (aged 91) Santa Barbara,
California, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, producer
Years active 1912–1978 Spouse(s) Alice Lindahl Marie Goff Kay
Johnson (1928–1946) Ruth Nelson (1946–1979)  Elwood Dager
Cromwell (December 23, 1887 – September 26, 1979), known as John
Cromwell, was an American film actor, director and producer.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Cromwell made his New York City stage
debut in Marian De Forest's adaptation of Little Women (1912) on
Broadway. It was a hit and ran for 184 performances. He then
directed the play The Painted Woman (1913), which failed. Next,
he acted in and co-directed with Frank Craven the hit show Too
Many Cooks (1914), which ran for 223 performances.  Cromwell
played Charles Lomax in the original Broadway production of
George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara (191