Ben Carré Biography

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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,

©2002 Hillcrest Press, Inc.

California Watercolor

 

Art Director

 

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 Lights of Old Broadway

 

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

 

1921 Bob Hampton of Placer

 

1920 Dinty

 

1920 The Last of the Mohicans

 

1920 Go and Get It

 

1920 For the Soul of Rafael

 

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

 

Production Designer

 

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

 

Art Department

 

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)

 

Miscellaneous Crew

 

1924 Tarnish (technical director)

 

1924 Cytherea (technical director)

 

Costume Designer

 

1920 The Last of the Mohicans

 

1918 The Blue Bird

 

Camera and Electrical Department

 

1917 Exile (lighting technician)