Biography
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.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 95
Director 81
Producer 13
Writer 1
The Dreamer (1948)
Judo Jymnastics (1947)
Rhumba Swing (1947)
Sizzle with Sissle (1946)
You Never Know! (1946)
Cowboy Calypso (1946)
But What Are These? (1946)
Come to Baby, Do (1946)
Oh, Noah (1946)
Got a Penny, Benny? (1946)
Aquafun (1946)
Back Door Man (1946)
Southern Scandal (1946)
Shy Guy (1946)
Swingtime Jamboree (1946)
Acrobantics (1945)
Blowtop Blues (1945)
All Ruzzitt Buzzitt (1945)
Five Salted Peanuts (1945)
Tampico (1945)
Brother Bill (1945)
Frim Fram Sauce (1945)
Caldonia (1945)
After a While (1945)
Rigoletto (1945)
Cats Can't Dance (1945)
Faust (1945)
Pumpa Pumpa (1945)
Buzz Me (1945)
Penthouse Party (1945)
Doin' You Good (1945)
Side by Side (1944)
Dance Impressions (1944)
Ain't She Pretty (1944)
Canine Capers (1944)
Gee! The Jeep Jumps (1944)
Too Many Sailors (1944)
I'm Tired (1944)
Ration Blues (1944)
Ruff and Tuff (1944)
Jumpin' at the Jubilee (1944)
Dance Revels (1944)
Pin-Ups on Parade (1944)
G.I. Jive (1944)
Rhumboogie (1944)
Rock It For Me (1943)
Chatter (1943)
Navy Yard (1943)
Do I Worry? (1943)
When Hitler Kicks the Bucket (1943)
Wham (1943)
Don't Be an Absentee (1943)
Babbling Bess (1943)
Johnny Zero (1943)
Down, Down, Down (1943)
Rosie the Riveter (1943)
Keep Smiling (1943)
Five Guys Named Moe (1943)
I Wanna Be a Fireman (1943)
Block Party Revels (1943)
Dispossessed Blues (1943)
Backstage Blues (1943)
Strum Fun (1943)
Tiger Rag (1943)
You're Unfair to Me (1941)
Can Can Capers
Legs Ain't No Good
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1904-01-16
Deathday1968-01-01 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceBoone, Louisiana, USA
Also Known AsWilliam Forest
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