Barry Crane
Barry Crane | |
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Born | Barry Cohen November 10, 1927 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] | (aged 57)
Occupation(s) | Television director Television producer |
Years active | 1957–1985 |
Barry Crane (born Barry Cohen; November 10, 1927 – July 5, 1985[1]) was a prolific television producer and director, and a bridge player who, at the time of his death had "won more titles than anyone else in the history of the game".[2] According to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), he was "widely recognized as the top matchpoint player of all time"[3] —the tournament format commonly played in private clubs. In 1985 Crane was murdered, a crime that was not solved until 2021.
Early life
Barry Cohen was born 1927 in
Bridge competition
Crane, who won 15 North American championships,
During his lifetime, Crane accumulated 35,135.80
Murder
Crane was murdered on July 5, 1985, a homicide that went unsolved for 34 years.
The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System led to a suspect in Crane's murder being taken into custody on May 9, 2019, based on fingerprint and DNA evidence linking him to the crime; additionally, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspect confessed to murdering Crane during an interview with LAPD detectives on March 8, 2019.[9][10]
Edwin Jerry Hiatt pled guilty on October 7, 2021 to voluntary manslaughter of Crane. Hiatt was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.[11]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995[7]
Awards
- McKenney Trophy 1952, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978
- Mott-Smith Trophy 1970, 1971
- Oeschger Trophy 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967
- Stoddard Memorial Trophy 1980
- IBPA Award (Personality of the Year) 1985
Wins
- World Mixed Pairs (1) 1978
- North American Bridge Championships (15)[5]
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 1978
- North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1983
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1980
- West Coast Master Mixed Teams (2) 1953, 1954
- Open Pairs (7) 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1983
- Men's Pairs (1) 1966
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1975, 1982
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships (11)
- Vanderbilt (2) 1951, 1985
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1956, 1971
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1969
- Open Pairs (2) 1976, 1984
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (3) 1971, 1974, 1977
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1955
References
- ^ a b c State of California (CA Death Index). Family Tree Legends. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Barry Crane Barry Crane, Bridge Expert, Found Slain in Los Angeles". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. July 7, 1985. Page 18. Quote: "found slain Friday".
- ^ a b "Crane, Barry" Archived March 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "ACBL Bridge Beat #24 – Barry Cohen Wins [1952] McKenney Trophy..." American Contract Bridge League. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Barry Crane". NABC Winners – by Name. ACBL. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ In November 1985, the ACBL passed a memorial resolution renaming the trophy in the form of an amendment to ACBL Policies: "ACBL Codification Part 2 - Bridge Operations; Chapter I - Membership Operating Guidelines; B.Rankings, Masterpoints and Races; Section 3.1.1 – Barry Crane Top 500" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
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- ^ writer, Chrissy Murphy-staff (May 9, 2019). "BREAKING: Rutherford College man charged in 34-year-old murder case". Morganton.com - The News Herald. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "Suspect arrested in 1985 killing of Hollywood TV director". reviewjournal.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Hollywood murder mystery: Arrest made in TV director's 1985 killing , CBS News, May 10, 2019
- ^ Suspect In TV Director Barry Crane’s Killing Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge After Cold Case DNA Analysis, deadline.com, October 7, 2021
External links
- Barry Crane at IMDb
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame(archived)
- "International record for Barry Crane". World Bridge Federation.
- Barry Crane at Find a Grave