Sir James Enrique CarrerasKCVOMBE (30 January 1909[1] – 9 June 1990) was a British film producer and executive who, together with
William Hinds, founded the British company
Hammer Film Productions. His career spanned nearly 45 years, in multiple facets of the entertainment industry until retiring in 1972.
Carreras managed the
Oxford cinema Manchester before entering the distribution side of the film industry in 1934, when he joined
Exclusive Films, formed by his father Enrique and
William Hinds.[1] During
World War II, Carreras saw combat and rose to Lieutenant-Colonel.[1] In 1946, he returned as managing director of Exclusive Films, where he co-produced Who Killed Van Loon? (1947).
From 1949 to 1980, he was chairman of
Hammer Film Productions. He oversaw the growth of the privately owned firm into a successful film company.[1]
Honours
In 1944, he received an
MBE. He was
knighted in 1970. He was appointed a
KCVO in the 1980 New Years Honours. His son was the film director and producer
Michael Carreras.[1] He died in
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[2]
Sir James Enrique CarrerasKCVOMBE (30 January 1909[1] – 9 June 1990) was a British film producer and executive who, together with
William Hinds, founded the British company
Hammer Film Productions. His career spanned nearly 45 years, in multiple facets of the entertainment industry until retiring in 1972.
Carreras managed the
Oxford cinema Manchester before entering the distribution side of the film industry in 1934, when he joined
Exclusive Films, formed by his father Enrique and
William Hinds.[1] During
World War II, Carreras saw combat and rose to Lieutenant-Colonel.[1] In 1946, he returned as managing director of Exclusive Films, where he co-produced Who Killed Van Loon? (1947).
From 1949 to 1980, he was chairman of
Hammer Film Productions. He oversaw the growth of the privately owned firm into a successful film company.[1]
Honours
In 1944, he received an
MBE. He was
knighted in 1970. He was appointed a
KCVO in the 1980 New Years Honours. His son was the film director and producer
Michael Carreras.[1] He died in
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[2]