Carter DeHaven
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Carter DeHaven was a movie and stage actor, movie director, and writer.
De Haven started his career in vaudeville
and started acting in movies in 1915. He regularly starred in comedy shorts up until 1923. While working for Paramount
in 1920, some of these were directed by Charley Chase
.
A 1927 short, Character Studies, purports to display DeHaven's quick-change
abilities, as he transforms himself in seconds into the spitting image of various major film stars of the era: Buster Keaton
, Harold Lloyd
, Douglas Fairbanks
, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and 13-year old Jackie Coogan
. This was the only film in which Keaton and Lloyd appeared together, and also marked Keaton's last film appearance with Arbuckle, his former partner.
DeHaven went on to work with Charlie Chaplin
, as assistant director on Modern Times
(1936) and assistant producer for The Great Dictator
(1940).
He was married to actress Flora Parker DeHaven
. Their daughter, actress Gloria DeHaven
, made her first screen appearance in Modern Times. Both Carter and Gloria DeHaven have their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
.
At the age of 78, DeHaven appeared as "Henry", an old man walking with his wife in a park, in the Bewitched
episode "Eye of the Beholder" (episode #22, air date February 25, 1965).
Carter DeHaven died in 1977 at age 90 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
in Glendale, California
.
De Haven started his career in vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
and started acting in movies in 1915. He regularly starred in comedy shorts up until 1923. While working for Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
in 1920, some of these were directed by Charley Chase
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
.
A 1927 short, Character Studies, purports to display DeHaven's quick-change
Quick-change
Quick-change is a performance style in which a performer or magician changes quickly within seconds from one costume into another costume in front of the audience.-Modern Quick-Change Artists:...
abilities, as he transforms himself in seconds into the spitting image of various major film stars of the era: Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...
, Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
, Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and 13-year old Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan
John Leslie Coogan , known professionally as Jackie Coogan, was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Many years later, he became known as Uncle Fester on 1960s sitcom The Addams Family...
. This was the only film in which Keaton and Lloyd appeared together, and also marked Keaton's last film appearance with Arbuckle, his former partner.
DeHaven went on to work with Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
, as assistant director on Modern Times
Modern Times (film)
Modern Times is a 1936 comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that has his iconic Little Tramp character struggling to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and fiscal conditions many people faced during the Great Depression, conditions created, in...
(1936) and assistant producer for The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator is a comedy film by Charlie Chaplin released in October 1940. Like most Chaplin films, he wrote, produced, and directed, in addition to starring as the lead. Having been the only Hollywood film maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was...
(1940).
He was married to actress Flora Parker DeHaven
Flora Parker DeHaven
Flora Parker DeHaven , Paramount-Artcraft co-star with her husband, Carter DeHaven, was born at Perth Amboy, N. J., and early evinced a desire to go on the stage. Her initial stage appearance was made at New Orleans in stock. Later she became a leading lady for Nat Goodwin, then going into...
. Their daughter, actress Gloria DeHaven
Gloria DeHaven
Gloria Mildred DeHaven is an American actress and a former contract star for MGM.-Early life and career:DeHaven was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor-director Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven, both former vaudeville performers.She began her career as a child...
, made her first screen appearance in Modern Times. Both Carter and Gloria DeHaven have their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
.
At the age of 78, DeHaven appeared as "Henry", an old man walking with his wife in a park, in the Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
episode "Eye of the Beholder" (episode #22, air date February 25, 1965).
Carter DeHaven died in 1977 at age 90 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original location of Forest Lawn, a chain of cemeteries in Southern California. The land was formerly part of Providencia Ranch.-History:...
in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
.
