Arthur Hughes (June 24, 1894 – December 28, 1982) was an American actor on the stage, radio and films. On Broadway, he performed in two dozen plays between 1923 and 1968, including ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' (1931–32) and ''Elizabeth the Queen'' (1930–31). On television he appeared in ''

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''. Hughes played Steven Dallas on the radio soap opera '' Stella Dallas'' and was perhaps best known as title character Bill Davidson on the long-running daytime radio serial, ''

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''.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 135. He also acted in other well-known radio programs such as the '' Fu Manchu Mysteries'' and '' Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons''. During the 1960s, he appeared in several TV movies. He also appeared in films, including ''

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'' (1974) and Woody Allen's ''

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'' (1971). Hughes and

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, of ''

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'' fame, were good friends. They were roommates in their early years in New York City where they were appearing in Broadway plays. They appeared together in a popular Broadway production titled ''Subway Express'' (1929). Hughes was a witness at Pawley's marriage to his first wife, stage actress Martina May Martin, in 1922.

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