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James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen;[1][2] March 27, 1884^{[citation needed]} – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director.

James Cruze
Cruze in 1923
Born	James Cruze Bosen (1884-03-27)March 27, 1884 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1942(1942-08-03) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation	Actor, film director
Years active	1910–1938
Spouse(s)	Marguerite Snow ​ ​ (m. 1913; div. 1923)​ Betty Compson ​ ​ (m. 1924; div. 1930)​ Alberta Beatrice McCoy ​ ​ (m. 1941)​
Children	1

Early years

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Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years. Very little is certain about his childhood and teen years because he told a different story at every interview he granted.

Career

Cruze acted in, directed and or produced over 100 films mainly during the silent film era. His first known acting job was at Lubin Manufacturing Company in 1910. He started at Thanhouser Company in 1911 with She (1911) which is where the majority of his body of work was produced, much of it as the leading man.

After leaving Thanhouser in 1916, he worked for several other companies as director and producer, primarily for Paramount Pictures, from 1918 to 1938.

Cruze struggled to regain his successes of the silent era when sound came to film. His career declined as he descended further into alcoholism and he ended his directing career at Republic Pictures. He spent the last four years of his life unemployed before he killed himself in 1942.[3]

Personal life and death

Cruze was first married to actress Marguerite Snow, and they had a daughter, Julie Jane.They divorced in 1923.[2] He married actress Betty Compson on October 14, 1924,[4] and they divorced in 1930. He married Alberta McCoy on June 30, 1941. McCoy survived him, and died in Hollywood on July 7, 1960.^{[citation needed]}

On August 3, 1942, Cruze died at his Hollywood home after a long illness. He was 58 years old. He is interred in the Abbey of the Psalms in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As director

Partial list

As actor

References

Bibliography

• Ray Starman, "James Cruze: Cinema's Forgotten Director", Films In Review (October 1985), p. 460-465

External links

• James Cruze at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] James Cruze

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[es] James Cruze

James Cruze (27 de marzo de 1884 – 3 de agosto de 1942) fue un actor y director cinematográfico estadounidense de la época del cine mudo.

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[ru] Круз, Джеймс

Джеймс Круз (англ. James Cruze; 27 марта 1884, Огден, штат Юта — 3 августа 1942, Голливуд, Калифорния) — актёр и режиссёр немого кино.

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