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Catherine Carr

1880 – 1941

American screenwriter

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Lived 1880 – 1941 (aged 61). Catherine Carr was an American screenwriter.

Catherine Carr (January 1, 1880 – January 18, 1941) was a silent film era screenwriter with at least 28 films to her credit.

Biography Catherine, daughter of Absalom and Ida Woodridge, was born in Austin, Texas. She was educated in Washington, D.C., where she met her husband, John Gillis Carr, and began her career as a writer of short stories. Her husband died soon after she gave birth to their two sons.

She began her career writing scenarios before rising to the rank of head of the scenario department at Kinetophone. She wrote a number of films for Vitagraph over the course of her years in the industry.

Filmography

The Temple of Venus (1923) Nobody's Kid (1921) The Forgotten Woman (1921) The Corsican Brothers (1920) Toton (1919) The Game's Up (1919) Prudence on Broadway (1919) The Usurper (UK title Her Buckskin Knight) (1919) Shifting Sands (1918) The Atom (1918) The Ghost Flower (1918) High Tide (1918) I Love You (1918) Irish Eyes (1918) The Lonely Woman (1918) The Painted Lily (1918) The Secret Code (1918) Station Content (1918) A Soul in Trust (1918) The Regenerates (1917) A Huntress of Men (1916) Temptation and the Man (1916) The Narrow Path (1916) The Melting Pot (1915) The Whirl of Life (1915) The Coming Power (1914) The Spirit of the Poppy (1914) The Span of Life (1914)

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Who was Catherine Carr?

American screenwriter (1880-1941)

When was Catherine Carr born?

Catherine Carr was born on 1 January 1880 in Austin.

When did Catherine Carr die?

Catherine Carr died on 18 January 1941 in Hollywood.

What was Catherine Carr's occupation?

Catherine Carr was a screenwriter.

What nationality was Catherine Carr?

Catherine Carr was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Catherine Carr

· Wikidata: Q2941847

· DBpedia: Catherine Carr (screenwriter)

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