Gordon Gale Crean (born 29 April 1914 in Toronto; died 10 May 1976 in London [1]) was a Canadian Diplomat. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1937 where he was a Member of Alpha Delta Phi. [2] He served as the ambassador to Italy, [3] to Yugoslavia [4] and to West Germany from 1970 to 1975. [5] His son is publisher and editor Patrick Crean. [6]