- Born
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- Birth nameJames Enrique Carreras
- Nickname
- Jimmy
- James Carreras was born on January 30, 1909 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for Who Killed Van Loon? (1948). He was married to Vera St. John Smart. He died on June 9, 1990 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseVera St. John Smart(1927 - October 30, 1986) (her death, 1 child)
- RelativesChris Carreras(Grandchild)
- Knighted in 1970
- Son of Enrique Carreras (1880-1950), co-founder of Hammer Films and the Blue Hall theater chain.
- Father of Michael Carreras.
- Educated at Stonehurst. Left school, aged 16, to manage the Oxford cinema in Manchester. Served with the Honorable Artillery Company (HAC) during World War II. Awarded an M.B.E. in 1944 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by 1946.
- Judged the success of his films not by critical plaudits, but strictly on the basis of box-office returns.
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