Henry DeWitt Carey II
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 16, 1878 The Bronx, NY |
| Died | Sep 21, 1947 Brentwood, CA |
| Age | Died at 69 |
| Final Resting PlaceWoodlawn Cemetery | |
Harry Carey | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1909-1947 |
| Top Roles | President of the Senate, Alan Dewey, Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock, Silver Jackson, Daniel Howitt |
| Top Genres | Silent Films, Drama, Western, Short Films, Romance, Action |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), World War II |
| Top Collaborators | D.W. Griffith (Director), Henry Hathaway (Director), Hank Worden, Howard Hawks (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Ethel Merman, Irving Rapper, Katy Jurado see more.. |
Harry Carey Overview:
Legendary character actor, Harry Carey, was born Henry DeWitt Carey II on Jan 16, 1878 in The Bronx, NY. Carey died at the age of 69 on Sep 21, 1947 in Brentwood, CA and was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, NY.
MINI BIO:
Light-haired hero of masses of silent westerns, many of them directed by the young John Ford, in which Carey was often the bad guy reformed by the love of the heroine. Left films in 1928 to train his voice for the coming of sound, and, on his return in 1931, continued as tough men of action, with sympathetic character roles as the years wore on. Died from a coronary thrombosis. His son Harry Carey Jr. (1921-2012) was the Hollywood character actor. Oscar-nominated for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Carey was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1939 | Best Supporting Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | President of the Senate | Nominated |
Carey was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum .
BlogHub Articles:
WHAT A CHARACTER! BLOGATHON: and Jr.
By Caftan Woman on Nov 21, 2015 From Caftan Woman1878 - 1947 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is pictured above in his Academy Award nominated performance (Best Supporting Actor) as the President of the Senate in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It is a performance practically free from dialogue, but tha... Read full article
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Harry Carey Quotes:
Jerome Morris:
My wife wanted me to collect stamps. I don't know why my hobby had to be idiots.
Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: You know, Quirt, I always figured on using a new rope when hangin' you... because I kind of respected ya. You never took the best of things and all your men went down looking at ya.
Mr. Melville: There's three times in a man's life when he has a right to yell at the moon: when he marries, when his children come, and... and when he finishes a job he had to be crazy to start.
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Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: You know, Quirt, I always figured on using a new rope when hangin' you... because I kind of respected ya. You never took the best of things and all your men went down looking at ya.
Mr. Melville: There's three times in a man's life when he has a right to yell at the moon: when he marries, when his children come, and... and when he finishes a job he had to be crazy to start.
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