Awards & Winners

Cheryl Crawford

Date of Birth 24-September-1902
Place of Birth Akron
(Ohio, United States of America, Summit County, Area codes 234 and 330, Area code 234, Area code 330)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Theatrical producer, Theatre Director
Cheryl Crawford was an American theatre producer and director. Born in Akron, Ohio, Crawford majored in drama at Smith College. Following graduation, she moved to New York City and enrolled at the Theatre Guild's school. By then she knew that she didn't want to pursue an acting career, but saw no other way to gain access to the organization producing the highest quality theatre of its time. Finishing their training in 1927, she was hired by Theresa Helburn, the Guild's Executive Director, as a casting secretary. She then worked her way through various backstage jobs, including assistant stage manager, to assistant to the “Board of Managers,” an importantant administrative job. While working at the Guild, she met Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg who had also been working there as play reader and actor, respectively. She was impressed with these two young men and joined their animated discussions about the need for a radically new form of American theatre. In 1930 Crawford urged Clurman to start giving semi-public talks to groups of like-minded actors. After he followed her suggestion and the talks attracted more people than could fit in Clurman's apartment, Crawford arranged for the use of a showroom at the Steinway Piano Company. In 1931, Crawford, Clurman and Strasberg announced the formation of The Group Theatre and invited 28 young actors who had been attending Clurman's talks to join them for a twelve-week long summer of training and rehearsal at Brookfield Center, Connecticut.

Awards by Cheryl Crawford

Check all the awards nominated and won by Cheryl Crawford.

1977


Special Tony Award
(Lawrence Langner Award)

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience Yentl

1963


Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play Mother Courage and Her Children

1951


Tony Award for Best Play
Honored for : The Rose Tattoo

Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play The Rose Tattoo