Edwin Carewe
| Edwin Carewe | |
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| Born |
March 22, 1883 Gainesville, Texas |
| Died | January 22, 1940 (aged 56) |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Occupation | Film director, actor |
| Years active | 1912–1934 |
| Home town | Gainesville, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jane Mason, Mary Akin (actor) |
| Children | Mary Jane Carewe, Sally Ann Carewe, William Carewe, Violette Carewe (Rita Carewe, actor) |
| Parent(s) | Franklin Marion Fox and Sally J. Priddy Fox |
| Family | F. Finish Carewe (brother) Wallace Carewe (brother) |
Edwin Carewe (March 3, 1883–January 22, 1940) was a Native American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox, and born in Gainesville, Texas. His father, Frank Fox, was an intermarried white man in the Chickasaw Nation, and his mother Sallie (Priddy) Fox was Chickasaw. Edwin and his two brothers, F. Finis and Wallace Carewe were enrolled members of the Chickasaw Nation. He was likely the most prolific of Native American directors of feature films in Hollywood history.
After brief studies at the Universities of Texas and Missouri and a period of work with regional theatrical groups, Carewe moved to New York City in 1910, where he became a member of the Dearborn Stock Company. He then changed his name to Edwin Carewe; Edwin after the actor "Edwin Booth," and "Carewe" after a character he was portraying. He was on stage as an actor before he worked for Lubin studios.
Later, Carewe directed films for MGM, First National, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and United Artists. During his career, he provided early screen exposure to many actors such as Dolores del Río, Warner Baxter, Francis X. Bushman and Gary Cooper. He directed 58 films including the acclaimed 1928 version of Ramona starring Dolores del Río and Warner Baxter, which was rediscovered and restored by the Library of Congress and had its world premiere at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014.
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