Irving Rapper, who began his career as dialogue coach, made his directing debut in 1941 with Shining Victory, based on the play, Jupiter Laughs, by A. J. Cronin.
Shining Victory (1941): Irving Rapper’s Directing Debut, Starring James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp
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Oscar Actors: Crisp, Donald–Supp. Actor Winner, “How Green Was My Valley” (1941)
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In 1941, for his turn in John Ford's “How Green Was My Valley,” Donald Crisp competed for and won the Supporting Actor Oscar in a race that included Walter Brennan in “Sergeant York,” Charles Coburn in “The Devil and Mrs. Jones,” James Gleason in “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” and Sydney Greenstreet in “The Maltese Falcon.”
