Harry Crane, whose career began in stand-up comedy at the age of
nineteen, was a very prolific screenwriter for movies and television
over a span of fifty years. After beginning in stand-up comedy, Crane
became a screenwriter for MGM Studios. He wrote scripts for movies such
as
Air Raid Wardens (1943), which starred
Stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy. The long list of famous
actors with whom he has worked or for whom he has written include
Red Skelton, the Marx Brothers,
Bing Crosby and
Jackie Gleason. In 1955, he was
co-creator of Gleason's classic television series
The Honeymooners (1955). He has
written humorous material for singers such as
Frank Sinatra and even
politicians such as
Robert F. Kennedy.