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Ben Carter(1911-1946)

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  • Casting Department
  • Composer
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Ben Carter and Virginia O'Brien in The Harvey Girls (1946)
Ben Carter was born on 10 February 1911 in Fairfield, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Maryland (1940), Crash Dive (1943) and The Harvey Girls (1946). He died on 12 December 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 10, 1911
DiedDecember 12, 1946(35)
BornFebruary 10, 1911
DiedDecember 12, 1946(35)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Walter Brennan, Fay Bainter, Brenda Joyce, Hattie McDaniel, and John Payne in Maryland (1940)
Maryland
6.1
Movie
  • Shadrach
  • 1940
Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, and Anne Baxter in Crash Dive (1943)
Crash Dive
6.4
Movie
  • Oliver Cromwell Jones
  • 1943
Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946)
The Harvey Girls
7.0
Movie
  • John Henry
  • 1946
Benson Fong, Teala Loring, George Holmes, Mantan Moreland, Sidney Toler, and Anthony Warde in Dark Alibi (1946)
Dark Alibi
6.5
Movie
  • Benjamin Brown
  • 1946

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Actor

  • Benson Fong, Teala Loring, George Holmes, Mantan Moreland, Sidney Toler, and Anthony Warde in Dark Alibi (1946)
    Dark Alibi
    6.5
    • Benjamin Brown
    • 1946
  • Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Joan Newton, Glen Vernon, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra in Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
    Riverboat Rhythm
    5.8
    • Benjamin (as Carter & Moreland)
    • 1946
  • Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946)
    The Harvey Girls
    7.0
    • John Henry
    • 1946
  • James Craig and Frances Gifford in She Went to the Races (1945)
    She Went to the Races
    5.9
    • Groom (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Ralph Bellamy, Deanna Durbin, Dan Duryea, Edward Everett Horton, David Bruce, and Allen Jenkins in Lady on a Train (1945)
    Lady on a Train
    6.7
    • Maxwell (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Rory Calhoun, Barbara Britton, and Greg McClure in The Great John L. (1945)
    The Great John L.
    6.9
    • Thaddeus (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
    The Scarlet Clue
    6.3
    • Ben Carter
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Susanna Foster, Maria Montez, and Jack Oakie in Bowery to Broadway (1944)
    Bowery to Broadway
    7.1
    • No-More
    • 1944
  • Guy Kibbee and Frances Langford in Dixie Jamboree (1944)
    Dixie Jamboree
    4.6
    • Sam
    • 1944
  • Lynn Merrick and Larry Parks in Stars on Parade (1944)
    Stars on Parade
    6.6
    • Ben Carter Choir Leader
    • 1944
  • Louise Allbritton, Susanna Foster, Patric Knowles, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan in This Is the Life (1944)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    • Ben Carter
    • 1944
  • Gloria Jean, Elyse Knox, Donald O'Connor, Robert Paige, and Peggy Ryan in Mister Big (1943)
    Mister Big
    7.8
    • Ben Carter - Choir Leader (as The Ben Carter Choir)
    • 1943
  • Michael Duane and Lupe Velez in Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
    Redhead from Manhattan
    6.5
    • Mark Anthony Brown (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, and Anne Baxter in Crash Dive (1943)
    Crash Dive
    6.4
    • Oliver Cromwell Jones
    • 1943
  • Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
    Happy Go Lucky
    6.1
    • Joe Brown (uncredited)
    • 1943

Casting Department

  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
    A Day at the Races
    7.5
    • casting: black sequence (uncredited)
    • 1937

Composer

  • Frank Coghlan Jr. and Edward J. Nugent in Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)
    Kentucky Blue Streak
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • The Ben Carter Choir
  • Born
    • February 10, 1911
    • Fairfield, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • December 12, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA(diphtheria)
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    • 1 Article

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    Became one of the first African-American performers to sign a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox studios.

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