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(27 March 1884, Ogden, Utah - 3
August 1942, Los Angeles, California)
 He
was born as Jens Vera Cruz Bosen. The Vera Cruz middle name came
from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in the Mormon religion,
but did not practice it after his teenage years.
He acted, directed and or produced in over 100 films mainly during
the silent film era. His first known acting job was at Lubin
Manufacturing Company in 1910. He started at Thanhouser Company in
1912 which is where the majority of his body of work was produced,
much of it as the leading man. He married the actress Marguerite
Snow in 1913.
After leaving Thanhouser in 1916, he worked for several other
companies as director and producer, primarily for Paramount
Pictures, from 1918 to 1938. |
