Barry Crane

Early life Barry Cohen was born 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, In the mid-1950s he moved to Hollywood and changed his name for professional reasons. Crane was elected to the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995. His body was "found bludgeoned shortly before 3 P.M. in the garage of his luxury town home in Studio City", apparently dragged to the garage from his apartment, according to the police.

Edwin Jerry Hiatt pled guilty on October 7, 2021 to voluntary manslaughter of Crane. Hiatt was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995

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) 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