Brother of Dorothy Crawford - they started Crawford Productions together in
November 1945.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1968 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to as Director of 'Music for the People.'.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the arts.
He was awarded the A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Crawford Productions in Box Hill, Victoria and for Australian Television Production.