Ben Carré Biography
Ben Carré (1883-1978) Born: Paris, France; Member: Painters and Sculptors Club (Los Angeles). Ben Carré was an art director in the motion picture industry in Hollywood. He came to southern California in 1912 and by the 1930’s was painting and exhibiting watercolors depicting regional cityscape scenes of Los Angeles.
Biographical information:
Scenes of California Life (Catalog)
Biography courtesy of California Watercolors 1850-1970,
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California Watercolor
1936 Great Guy
1936 Let's Sing Again (as Ben Carre)
1936 The Mine with the Iron Door
1931 The Black Camel
1929 The Woman from Hell
1927 Old San Francisco
1926 The Better 'Ole
1926 Don Juan (uncredited)
1926 Mare Nostrum (uncredited)
1925 The Masked Bride
1925 His Supreme Moment
1925 A Thief in Paradise
1924 In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924 Thy Name Is Woman
1922 What Fools Men Are
1922 Queen of the Moulin Rouge
1920 Dinty
1920 Go and Get It
1920 The River's End
1920 Stronger Than Death (as Benjamin Carré)
1919 Victory (uncredited)
1919 The White Heather
1918 Woman
1918 Sporting Life
1918 A Doll's House
1918 Rose of the World
1917 Exile
1917 Law of the Land (uncredited)
1917 The Undying Flame
1917 The Whip
1916 The Velvet Paw (uncredited)
1916 The Rail Rider (uncredited)
1916 The Hand of Peril
1916 Pawn of Fate (uncredited)
1915 Trilby
1915 Hearts in Exile
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (uncredited)
1919 In Old Kentucky
1918 The Blue Bird
1917 Barbary Sheep
1917 The Poor Little Rich Girl
1916 La vie de Bohème
1915 Camille
1935 A Night at the Opera (associate art director - as Ben Carre)
1930 River's End (set designer - uncredited)
1929 The Iron Mask (artist)
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (consulting artist - uncredited)
1924 The Red Lily (scenic architect - as Ben Carre)
1921 The Wonderful Thing (set designer)
\Set Decorator
1929 Hot for Paris
1929 The Iron Mask (uncredited)
1928 The Red Dance
1927 Soft Cushions
1926 The Boob (settings / as Ben Carre)
1924 Tarnish (technical director)
1924 Cytherea (technical director)
1918 The Blue Bird
Camera and Electrical Department
1917 Exile (lighting technician)