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Fred Crane
Deceased

How Did Fred Crane Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90
Also known asHerman Frederick Crane, Frederick CraneGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/03/1918Born inNew Orleans, Louisiana, USADied21/08/2008 (aged 90)Died inAtlantaCausesurgical complicationsWikidataQ656804 ↗TMDb#11497 ↗

Herman Frederick Crane was an American film and television actor and radio announcer. He is probably best known for his role as Brent Tarleton in the 1939 film, Gone with the Wind, speaking the opening lines in the movie during the opening scene with Scarlett O'Hara and Stuart Tarleton.

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Filmography7 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2014The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot TourMovie(in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)96
1995Laurindo Almeida: A Tribute to a MasterMovie—77
1965Lost in SpaceSeriesAlpha Control Technician47
1960Surfside 6Series—42
1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesNews Anchorman (uncredited)41
1949The Gay AmigoMovieDuke - Henchman31
1939Gone with the WindMovieStuart Tarleton21