William Forest Crouch

William Forest Crouch (January 16, 1904 – March, 1968) was an American director and writer of film, mostly shorts. His work includes Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947) made with an all-African-American cast. He was active during the 1940s.

He was born in Boone, Iowa, with most of his family emigrating to Australia in the early 1960s, incentivised by the Australian government, who were optimistic about the emerging film industry. In Australia at the time, there was an undercurrent of racism that Crouch had to overcome as half of an interracial couple with children.

Crouch and his family escaped the cold of Australia's Southern region by spending William's final years in the Northern New South Wales and Gold Coast region with their large extended family of grandchildren.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 16, 1904, Died 1968

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0465 10-in. 2/14/1947 Tonight be tender to me Charles Dant Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crouch, William Forest," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359348.

Crouch, William Forest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359348.

"Crouch, William Forest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/359348

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