Ward Crane

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}

{{infobox person

| name = Ward Crane

| image =The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920) 1.jpg

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| caption = Jean De Briac, Billie Burke, and Ward Crane in The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|5|18}}

| birth_place = Albany, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|7|21|1890|5|18}}

| death_place = Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.

| restingplace = St. Agnes Cemetery

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1913–1928

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Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in Sherlock Jr. (1924).

Crane died aged 38 in Saranac Lake, New York, from pneumonia.[http://allmovie.com/artist/ward-crane-15632 Ward Crane bio; allmovie.com]Who Was Who on Screen, p. 102 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt {{ISBN|0-8352-0914-8}}Silent Film Necrology, p.110 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana {{ISBN|0-7864-1059-0}}

Crane was the son of John J. Crane. He was born and educated in Albany, New York. He served in the Navy during World War I.{{cite news |title=Ward Crane, Film Actor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/22/archives/ward-crane-film-actor.html |access-date=December 5, 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=July 22, 1928 |page=36|url-access=subscription}} He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany.{{cite news |title=Ward Crane Funeral |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114179095/ward-crane/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |work=The Times Herald |date=July 25, 1928 |location=New York, Olean |page=9|via = Newspapers.com}}