About

Nat Carr (August 12, 1886 – July 6, 1944, was born Natan Krechevsky in Poltava, Russian Empire. His father was a Cantor and grocer. The family moved to Winnipeg, Canada in 1887, where they lived until 1896. They then moved to San Francisco where Nat’s father ran a grocery store and Nat and his brother Henry operated a pawn shop. Nat’s older brother was Alexander Carr, actor in stage and film. Nat followed his brother into ahow business, starting in stand-up comedy and later acting the silent and early talking picture eras. During his eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them features.