Nat Carr (August 12, 1886 – July 6, 1944, was born Natan Krechevskyin Romny, Ukraine. His father was a Cantor and grocer. The family moved to Winnipeg, Canada in 1887, where they lived until 1896. They then moved to San Francisco where Nat’s father ran a grocery store and Nat and his brother Henry operated a pawn shop. Nat’s older brother was Alexander Carr, actor in stage and film. Nat followed his brother into ahow business, starting in stand-up comedy and later acting the silent and early talking picture eras. During his eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them features.
Nat Carr | |
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.jpg) Carr in Bank Alarm (1937) | |
| Born | Natan Krechevsky August 12, 1886 |
| Died | July 6, 1944 (aged 57) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923–1941 |
Life and career
editCarr entered the cinematic industry in the 1925 film, His People, in the featured role of Chaim Barowitz.[1] Although he may have appeared in an earlier film, 1923's Little Johnny Jones.[2] He appeared in the featured role of Levi in The Jazz Singer in 1927.[3] In 1929 Carr co-wrote the story (with Mark Sandrich) for the film, The Talk of Hollywood, in which he also starred.[4] Other notable films in which he appeared include: as the captain of waiter in Raoul Walsh's 1939 crime proto-noir, The Roaring Twenties, starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, and Humphrey Bogart;[5] in the role of Crocker in the 1939 Western, Dodge City, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland;[6] as one of the doctors in the Bette Davis tour de force, Dark Victory, which also starred Bogart and George Brent;[7] and as one of the reporters in the 1941 war classic, Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper.[8] Carr's final screen performance was as a tourist in the 1941 comedy-mystery, Passage from Hong Kong.[9]
In 1905, Nat married Gertrude Viola White, who had a few minor roles in film. They had no children. Nat and Alexander Carr’s nephew, Nat Ross, became a film director under their mentorship.
Carr died on July 6, 1944, in Hollywood, California. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[10]
Partial filmography
edit- Little Johnny Jones (1923)
- His People (1925)
- The Mystery Club (1926)
- Watch Your Wife (1926)
- Kosher Kitty Kelly (1926)
- Millionaires (1926)
- Her Big Night (1926)
- Private Izzy Murphy (1926)
- Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (1928)
- The Talk of Hollywood (1929)
- Two Plus Fours (1930)
- 50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
- Union Depot (1932)
- The Man from Arizona (1932)
- Big Time or Bust (1933)
- I Can't Escape (1934)
- Marrying Widows (1934)
- Red Blood of Courage (1935)
- Bank Alarm (1937)
- Everybody's Hobby (1939)
- Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
- King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
References
edit- ↑ "His People: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Little Johnny Jones: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "The Jazz Singer: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "The Talk of Hollywood: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "The Roaring Twenties: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Dodge City: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Dark Victory: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Sergeant York: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Passage from Hong Kong: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
External links
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- Nat Carr at IMDb
- Nat Carr at the Internet Broadway Database