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James Cruze (born Jens Cruz Bosen; [1] [2] [3] March 27, 1884 [1] [3] – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. James Cruze is best known today among film buffs as the director of the epic silent Western The Covered Wagon .
James Cruze (1884-1942) James Cruze. Coming from a Mormon family in Utah, James Cruze was reportedly part Ute Indian. He worked as a fisherman to pay his way through drama school. Among his former wives were actresses Betty Compson (also from Utah) and Marguerite Snow. He was also married to Alberta McCoy (died on July 7, 1960), who is interred ...
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- Ogden, Utah, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jul 30, 2024 · James Cruze (born March 27, 1884, Ogden, Utah, U.S.—died August 3, 1942, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director and actor who was a giant in the days of silent films but became a minor figure after the advent of sound. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) Cruze was born to Mormon parents and reputedly ...
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James Cruze. Actor: The Covered Wagon. Coming from a Mormon family in Utah, James Cruze was reportedly part Ute Indian. He worked as a fisherman to pay his way through drama school. Among his former wives were actresses Betty Compson (also from Utah) and Marguerite Snow. He was also married to Alberta McCoy (died on July 7, 1960), who is interred in the Columbarium at Hollywood Forever ...
- March 27, 1884
- August 3, 1942
James Cruze: The Signature Above the Title. This feature was published in conjunction with the screening of The Red Mark at SFSFF 2024. Frank Capra famously defined his aspiration as a Hollywood director to be just not another name in the opening credits but “the name above the title.”. An even more rarified position was the director who ...
Actor | Director Born James Cruze Bosen on March 27, 1884 in Ogden, UT. Died Aug. 3, 1942 of heart ailment in Los Angeles, CA. J ames Cruze was one of the outstanding directors of the silent era, best known for "The Covered Wagon." The 1923 film was a sprawling epic about the settling of the Wild West in the late 19th century that was shot on ...
James Cruze. Highest Rated: 100% Old Ironsides (1926) Lowest Rated: 43% Thirty Days (1922) Birthday: Mar 27, 1884. Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, USA. Born to Danish immigrants, he became first an actor ...
