Director
Alan Crosland
Born 1894-08-10Died 1936-07-16aged 41
Alan Crosland (1894–1936) is best known for Song of the Flame, Glorious Betsy and The Jazz Singer.
Frederick Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer (1927) and the first feature movie with synchronization soundtrack, Don Juan (1926).