James Cruze | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Cruze in 1923 | |
| Born | Jens Cruz Bosen March 27, 1884 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1942 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1910–1938 |
| Spouses | ?
(m. 1901; died 1907)Alberta Beatrice McCoy
(m. 1941) |
| Children | 6 |
James Cruze (born Jens Cruz Bosen;[1][2][3] March 27, 1884[1][3] – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director.
James Cruze is best known today among film buffs as the director of the epic silent Western The Covered Wagon.
- ^ a b Sadoul, Georges (1972). Dictionary of Films. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-520-01864-8. See also:
- Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (1974). Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-8108-0752-1.
- Katchmer, George (July 1, 1981). "More Forgotten Cowboys and Cowgirls". Classic Images, No. 76. p. 17. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Tully, Jim (January 29, 1929). "James Cruze, Erstwhile Hobo: Director of The Covered Wagon' Was in Turn Roustabout, Waiter and Ham Actor". Hartford Courant. p. E3. "He is heavily muscled, broad-shouldered and leonine. As simple as a child, he is as deep as the riddle of life. His real name is Jens Cruze Bosen. He is the son of a Mormon Danish immigrant—a fanatic who settled in Utah as a follower of Brigham Young." Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Veteran Thespian in Capital City; Luke Cosgrave Will Appear Before Footlights". The Idaho Statesman. June 1, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved June 13, 2023.