- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThomas Howard Carr
- Nicknames
- Tommy
- Tommy Carr
- Thomas Carr was born on July 4, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Congo Bill (1948), Brick Bradford (1947) and Superman's Peril (1954). He was married to Julejane Cameron. He died on April 23, 1997 in Ventura, California, USA.
- SpouseJulejane Cameron(September 6, 1943 - ?)
- Parents
- RelativesStephen Carr(Sibling)Louella Carr(Sibling)Maybeth Carr(Sibling)Rosemary Carr(Sibling)John Carr(Sibling)
- American second-feature director of the 1940s and '50s, invariably westerns for Republic, Monogram and other Poverty Row companies. He began as a child actor with Selig in silent movies from the age of two, continuing to act until becoming a dialogue director with Republic in 1937. Stayed with the studio and graduated to directing in 1945. Ended his career working in television during the 1960s.
- Son of William Carr and Mary Carr.
- Directed the original Superman (1948) serial. This led to the gig for which he is best remembered, directing many episodes of Adventures of Superman (1952) television series. He would spend his final decade in the business mostly directing for episodic television.
- [on television, 1948]: I'm going to get into this with both feet, and just as soon as I can. This is the biggest thing that's ever hit the entertainment world, so far as those of us who make pictures are concerned.
- [on integrating the live-action and animated parts of getting Superman to fly in Superman (1948) We'd dry-pan up to the sky, then they'd take the dry pan and cartoon him in. They'd bring him down the same way.
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