Arthur Edmund Carewe
Biography
Arthur Edmund Carewe was an Armenian-American actor who worked in the silent and early sound eras, born in Trabzon in the Ottoman Empire and brought to the United States in 1896. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1904 with its David Belasco Gold Medal for Dramatic Ability, and moved to Hollywood in 1919. His first screen part came in Romance and Arabella, a comedy starring Constance Talmadge. A respected character actor, he was cast as shady, neurotic, wild-eyed figures in literary adaptations such as The Cat and the Canary (1927), Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). He played Prinzivalle in Maeterlinck's Monna Vanna in 1921 and wrote two unproduced screenplays for First National in 1926. He was considered for the role of Count Dracula in a 1931 film, declined it, and the part went to Bela Lugosi. He appeared in fifty films and died in 1937.
52years old at death
- Born Trabzon
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 10 years1925 to 1935
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A role that slipped away
Carewe was at one point considered for Count Dracula in the 1931 film, but he turned the role down. The part eventually went to Bela Lugosi.
Early training
Carewe chose to pursue acting and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In March 1904 he finished his training there and received the David Belasco Gold Medal for Dramatic Ability.
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Michael Curtiz directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Michael CurtizDirector, 2 films, 1932 to 1933
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