James A. Carter Explained

James A. Carter
Birth Date:1902
Birth Place:London, England
Othername:James Carter, Jimmy Carter
Occupation:Art Director, Producer
Yearsactive:1923–1948 (film)

James A. Carter (born 1902) was a British art director and occasional film producer.

Carter was born in London in 1902.[1] He studied at the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Academy of Music, before beginning his career in the film industry at Worton Hall Studies in 1923.[2] He was employed during the 1930s at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios where he worked on films such as The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935).[3] He was eventually appointed to the board of the Twickenham company.[4] During World War II, he made training films for all three branches of the armed forces.

Selected filmography

Art director

Producer

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZL0QAAAAIAAJ&q=James+A+Carter+1902+%22art+director%22 British Film and Television Yearbook, Volume 3 (1949), pg. 500
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=UhQ6AQAAIAAJ&q=James+A+Carter+1902+%22art+director%22 Winchester's Screen Encyclopedia (1948), pg. 58
  3. Low p.401
  4. Low p.256