- Born
- Died
- Birth nameOra Whytock
- Height5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
- Ora Carew was born Ora Whytock in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 19, 1893. When she was 22 years old Ora played in her first film production of SAVED BY THE WIRELESS in 1915. Her work in the silent film industry was, for the most part, sporadic. She wanted roles her fellow actresses received, but the plum roles went to better, more established actresses. But Ora toiled on. She continued in the mediocre roles while at times she would get a part with a little more substance to it. AFter COLD FURY in 1925, Ora retired from the film industry. She died in Los Angeles, California on October 26, 1955. She was 62 years old.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson
- SpouseJohn C. Howard(1922 - 1924) (divorced)
- Entered films in 1915 with Mack Sennett
- Sister of film editor Grant Whytock.
- From 1940 until her death, she operated a cosmetics shop in Hollywood.
- She had an older sister, Evelyn Whytock Lehners (1887-1961), who became a music composer, and a younger brother, Grant Whytock (1894-1981), who became a film editor.
- She was known as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties.
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