Cracraft, Tom A. (Tom Adrian)

Set designer Tom Adrian Cracraft designed settings for several Broadway plays in the 1930s and 1940s, and later for Hollywood, where he also served as head of the scenic art department at Columbia Pictures. Tom Adrian Cracraft died in Los Angeles in 1963 at the age of 58. His credits on Broadway include the revivals of The Petrified Forest (1943) and Goodbye Again (1943).

From the description of Tom Adrian Cracraft designs, 1932-1959. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 713874495

From the guide to the Tom Adrian Cracraft designs, 1932-1959, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

The Cracraft Electronic Orchestra claimed to be the first orchestra made entirely of electrically-controlled instruments.

The orchestra was organized in the late 1930's by Tom Adrian Cracraft with technical assistance from Benjamin F. Meissner, and featured ten instruments, each with its own speaker. The orchestra received attention from radio broadcasts over the NBC radio network in 1939 and 1940.

From the description of Cracraft Electronic Orchestra collection of noncommercial sound recordings [sound recording], 1939-1940. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123527572

The Cracraft Electronic Orchestra claimed to be the first orchestra made entirely of electrically-controlled instruments.

The orchestra was organized in the late 1930's by Tom Adrian Cracraft with technical assistance from Benjamin F. Meissner, and featured ten instruments, each with its own speaker. The orchestra received attention from radio broadcasts over the NBC radio network in 1939 and 1940.

From the description of Cracraft Electronic Orchestra collection of noncommercial sound recordings [sound recording], 1939-1940. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 84656917