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Harry Carey died on September 21, 1947, the causes of his death given as emphysema, lung cancer and coronary thrombosis. When he was interred in the Carey family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York, clad in a cowboy outfit, over 1,000 admirers turned out for the funeral.
- January 16, 1878
- September 21, 1947
2, including Harry Carey Jr. Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 – September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film 's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he ...
He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks's Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer.
- January 1, 1
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Brentwood, California, USA
A long-time cigar smoker, Harry Carey died in 1947 at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis, which is believed to have been aggravated by a bite from a black widow spider a month earlier. [12] However, more reliable sources refute the arachnid anecdote listed in contemporary Associated Press reports.
Carey is best remembered for his many performances in films directed by John Ford, including "Straight Shooting" (1917), "Hell Bent" (1918), "The Prisoner of Shark Island" (1936), and "3 Godfathers" (1948).
In The Last Outlaw, released by RKO in 1936, Carey plays a bank robber released after 25 years in prison who has difficulty adjusting to the bustling modern city. The film is a remake of a John Ford silent of 1919.
Harry Carey died on September 21, 1947, the causes of his death given as emphysema, lung cancer and coronary thrombosis. When he was interred in the Carey family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York, clad in a cowboy outfit, over 1,000 admirers turned out for the funeral.
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