Crane 50965 221728798 2008-06-25T20:47:10Z 142.68.222.128 /* Fictional characters */ {{Wiktionary}} '''Crane''' or '''cranes''' may be: * [[Crane (bird)]], a large, long-necked bird * [[Crane (machine)]], industrial machinery for lifting * [[Crane (railroad)]], crane suited to use on railroads {{TOCright}} ==People== ===Surname=== :''See [[Crane (surname)]]'' ===Fictional characters=== * [[Alistair Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Denny Crane]], lawyer on ''Boston Legal'' * [[Fancy Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Fox Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Frasier Crane]], title character of the sitcom ''Frasier'' * [[the Graceful Crane]], Japanese super-ninja in Bon Comics' "Duck-Girl & Crane" animation * [[Ichabod Crane]], protagonist in Washington Irving's ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' * Jonathan Crane, a.k.a [[Scarecrow (comics)]], a comic book villain in the ''Batman'' series by DC Comics * [[Julian Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Martin Crane]], character on the sitcom ''Frasier'' * [[Niles Crane]], character on the sitcom ''Frasier'' * [[Pretty Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Sheridan Crane]], character on the soap opera ''Passions'' * [[Gareth Crane]], 6th Beatle * Master Crane from animated movie, ''Kung-Fu Panda'' ==Places== ;United States * [[Crane, Indiana]] * [[Crane, Missouri]] * [[Crane, Oregon]] * [[Crane, Texas]] * [[Crane Beach]], in Ipswich, Massachusetts * [[Crane Island (Washington)]], one of the San Juan Islands ;United Kingdom * [[Crane, Hillingdon]] ==Businesses== * [[Crane Co.]], an American industrial products company * Crane Plumbing, a brand of [[plumbing fixtures]] made by [[American Standard Brands]] * [[Crane & Co.]], supplier of paper for US banknotes ==Martial arts== * [[Fujian White Crane]], one of five animal-inspired constituent martial arts of the "Five Ancestors Fist" style * [[Lama (martial art)]], which contains the practice of "Tibetan White Crane" * [[Persatuan Gerak Badan]], an Indonesian martial art whose symbol is a white crane (bird) ==Military== * Cessna Crane, a British name for the United States built [[Cessna AT-17]] Bobcat training aircraft * [[USS Crane (DD-109)|USS ''Crane'' (DD-109)]], Wickes class destroyer, named after William M. Crane ==Music== * [[Cranes (band)]], British dream rock band * [[Dallas Crane]], alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia * [[Crane School of Music]], in Potsdam, New York ==Other uses== * [[Crane Clan]] of samurai in the ''Legend of the Five Rings'' games * [[Crane fly]], a family of insects * [[Crane shot]], in motion pictures, a shot taken with a camera mounted on a crane * "Crane", in the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a [[Darwin's Dangerous Idea#Skyhooks and cranes|material process]] which dispenses with the need for extrinsic explanations or 'skyhooks' (see ''[[Darwin's Dangerous Idea]]'') * [[Crane (TV series)]], British adventure show from 1963-1965<!-- Too much detail. Put this info into its own article: * [[Skill crane]], a type of vending machine. 30 minute episodes in B&W, featuring businessman Richard Crane ([[Patrick Allen]]) who gave up life in London for a life of adventure in Morocco (where the series was filmed). Crane bought a beach front bar in Casablanca where he was under the watchful eye of Chief of Police, Colonel Mahmoud ([[Gerald Flood]]). He had an accomplice, Orlando O'Connor ([[Sam Kydd]] who got a spin off series [[Orlando (TV series)|Orlando]]). Glamour came in the form of bartender, Hamila ([[Laya Raki]]).--> {{disambig}} [[de:Crane]] [[el:Γερανός]] [[fr:Crane]] [[nl:Kraanvogel]] [[cs:Jeřáb]]