About Ora Carew
Lived 1893 – 1955 (aged 62). Ora Carew was an American actor, film actor and screenwriter.
Ora Carew ( Whytock; April 19, 1891 on her death certificate and her grave, but the Utah birth index and the 1900 census indicate her birth year as 1891.
She was educated by private tutors and at Roland Hall Seminary. After her father died on June 19, 1896, her mother moved with her three children to California.
Career Carew acted on stage, including work in stock companies and in musical comedies, and was also a vaudeville performer. She acted on film with MGM and Universal.
Later years and death After a failed comeback in 1926, she continued to star in Los Angeles stage plays and toured with vaudeville acts. From 1940 until her death, she operated a cosmetics shop in Hollywood. Carew died of a stroke at a Los Angeles sanitarium on October 26, 1955, and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Personal life Carew married Harry E. Grant on June 15, 1908 in El Paso, Texas. The couple had one daughter, Lotus Grant (October 20, 1909 – June 25, 2007), who married Fred R. Feitshans Jr., with their child being film producer Buzz Feitshans. Carew and Grant divorced before 1920.
Carew married John C. Howard in December 1922 in Hollywood, California, and they divorced in 1924.
Carew was particularly fond of outdoor sports and would often drive around Hollywood and Los Angeles in her Mercer Raceabout for recreation.
Selected filmography Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) A La Cabaret (1916) Too Many Millions (1918) Go West, Young Man (1918) Terror of the Range (1919) Loot (1919) Peddler of Lies (1920) The Figurehead (1920) Blind Youth (1920) Her Bridal Nightmare (1920) (writer) Alias Ladyfingers (1921) After Your Own Heart (1921) The Little Fool (1921) A Voice in the Dark (1921) Beyond the Crossroads (1922) The Girl from Rocky Point (1922) Smiles Are Trumps (1922) Smudge (1922) Sherlock Brown (1922) Paying the Limit (1924) Getting Her Man (1924) The Torrent (1924)
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Ora Carew's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Ora Carew's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Ora Carew?
American actress (1893–1955)
When was Ora Carew born?
Ora Carew was born on 13 August 1893 in Salt Lake City.
When did Ora Carew die?
Ora Carew died on 26 October 1955 in Los Angeles.
What was Ora Carew's occupation?
Ora Carew was an actor, film actor and screenwriter.
What nationality was Ora Carew?
Ora Carew was American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ora Carew. https://biography.guide/ora-carew/
MLA: "Ora Carew." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ora-carew/.
Chicago: "Ora Carew." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ora-carew/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:23 UTC