Kelly Charles Crabb (November 8, 1946 – October 27, 2019) was an American lawyer who specialized in media and entertainment issues. He served as the chief legal representative for the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee in

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. Crabb was fluent in Japanese and received a bachelor's degree and then a Master of Public Policy degree from

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and a J.D. degree from

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. Crabb served as a counselor in the Pasadena California Stake Presidency. Crabb served as the legal counsel for the company that made the movie ''

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''. Crabb also negotiated the media rights related to the

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. He also worked as a lawyer for the

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working on how to increase the number of carriers of its TV channel. Crabb's book ''The Movie Business'' was published by

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, and was enthusiastically praised by film producers Ralph Winter (''X-Men'' and ''X-Men II''),

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, and

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