James Carew

James Carew
Born 5 February 1876
Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
Died April 1938
London, England, UK
Years active 1897–1938
Spouse(s) Ellen Terry (1907-1910; divorced)

James Carew (1876 – 1938) was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing firm. He began acting on stage in Chicago in 1897 in Damon and Pythias.

In 1905, Carew moved to England, where he continued his stage career starting with the Lyric Theatre, London,[1] later working in two plays with Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry, one of the best-known and noted British actresses of the day. In 1907, he married Terry, who was thirty years his senior. The couple divorced in 1910.

Carew made his screen debut by 1917, when he appeared in the film Profit and the Loss. He continued to take leading roles in films until his death in 1938.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "James Carew", cyranos.ch/spcare-e.htm; accessed 29 April 2010
  2. ↑ Profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 31 March 2014.

External links

James Carew at the Internet Movie Database