- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJens Vera Cruz Bosen
- Nickname
- Jimmy
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Coming from a Mormon family in Utah, James Cruze was reportedly part Ute Indian. He worked as a fisherman to pay his way through drama school. Among his former wives were actresses Betty Compson (also from Utah) and Marguerite Snow. He was also married to Alberta McCoy (died on July 7, 1960), who is interred in the Columbarium at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (unmarked). Many of the films Cruze directed in the 1920s and 1930s have been lost. He directed a large variety of films, from Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle slapstick two-reelers to suspense thrillers to big-budget epics. In 1929 he appeared before a grand jury in Los Angeles that was investigating an accident on one of his films in which one man was killed and others were injured, one of many run-ins Cruze had with the law. He used the name Cruze on screen, but in real life remained James Bosen.
- IMDb mini biography by: vicdru@hotmail.com (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- SpousesAlberta Beatrice McCoy(June 30, 1941 - August 3, 1942) (his death)Betty Compson(October 25, 1925 - May 20, 1930) (divorced)Marguerite Snow(1913 - 1923) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesMay Cruze(Sibling)
- Before entering the movie business, Cruze had worked selling "snake oil" in a patent medicine show.
- At his peak Cruze earned $6000 a week.
- Was of Danish descent.
- Considered Beggar on Horseback (1925) his best work.
- With Marguerite Snow, a daughter, Julie Jane.
- Sutter's Gold (1936) - $46,000 .00
- The Mating Call (1928) - $100,000
- The Covered Wagon (1924) - $400 /week
- The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921) - $250 / week
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