Bob Crane

His son, Scotty Crane, and his second wife, Patricia Olsen, objected to the way Crane was portrayed and took to the media to present their side of the story. Robert Donat was married to Ella Annesley Voysey (1929-1946) and to the British actress Renee Asherson (1953-1958). Crane's life and murder was the subject of the 2002 film Auto Focus. He died from a cerebral haemorrage in London aged 53. Prior to the murder, Carpenter and Crane had made pornographic videos of Crane having sex with numerous women. However, he suffered from ill-health (asthma) which blighted his career, and his last role, as the Mandarin of Yang Cheng in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is memorable because it was apparent that he knew he was close to death. An associate, John Carpenter, was tried for the murder but was not convicted. Donat made his first stage appearance in 1921 and his film debut in 1932 in The Private Life of Henry VIII (as Thomas Culpepper), under the renowned film director and producer Alexander Korda.

He was bludgeoned to death in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a murder case that was never officially solved. Donat was born in Withington, Manchester, of Polish descent, but his success was largely due to typecasting as the quintessential English gentleman. He followed on with the lead role in Hogan's Heroes. Crane landed parts in a few feature films but had no breakout roles. Chips (1939 film) (for which he won an Academy Award). He soon was a regular on The Donna Reed Show during the 1963 - 1965 seasons. Robert Donat (March 18, 1905 - June 9, 1958) was an English actor, best remembered for his roles in The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Crane's interest turned to acting, and at the age of 33, he began his acting career. The Winslow Boy (1948)- Sir Robert Morton.