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Nat Carr

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Nat Carr
Carr in Bank Alarm (1937)
Born
Natan Krechevsky

(1886-08-12)August 12, 1886
DiedJuly 6, 1944(1944-07-06) (aged 57)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
OccupationActor
Years active1923–1941

Nat Carr (August 12, 1886 – July 6, 1944, born Natan Krechevsky[citation needed] ) was an American character actor of the silent and early talking picture eras. During his eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them features.

Life and career

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Carr entered the film 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 a waiter in Raoul Walsh's 1939 crime drama, 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]

Carr died on July 6, 1944, in Hollywood, California. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[10]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "His People: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Little Johnny Jones: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Jazz Singer: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Talk of Hollywood: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Roaring Twenties: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Dodge City: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Dark Victory: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Sergeant York: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Passage from Hong Kong: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
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