Vaughn Archibald "Val" PaulPark, Ham (January 25, 1952)
"The Senator from Sandpit: Show Business"
''The Salt Lake Tribune''. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 1952."California, Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG88-YYZM : Tue Mar 19 07:15:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Vaughn Archibald Paul and John Paul, 23 March 1962. (April 10, 1886Katchmer, George A. (2002).
A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses
'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 296. . – March 23, 1962) was an American actor and

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of the

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. He appeared in 99 films between 1913 and 1922. He also directed 10 films between 1920 and 1932.

Biography

Born in

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and raised in

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, Paul was the son of Jenny and John J. Paul. He attended the Oquirrh School and Salt Lake High School."Vaughn Paul Made Captain; Selected to lead Red and Blue on Gridiron Next Year"
''The Salt Lake Herald''. p. 7. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

Personal life and death

In September 1907, Paul married fellow Salt Lake City resident Anna Louise Wey; they divorced in the summer of 1913. The following winter he exchanged vows with aspiring actress/writer May Foster Habeney (aka Mary Palmer Bredell, née Nields), with whom—in their sole joint screen appearance—he co-starred later that year in the 101 Bison two-reeler, '' The Brand of His Tribe''. Paul had two sons, those being Elwood Bredell—by his wife's first marriage—and Vaughn Austin Paul, who later had a brief film career composed primarily of assistant director stints but became best known during that period for his long-rumored elopement with—and short-lived marriage to—movie star

Deanna Durbin Edna May Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born American soprano and actress, who moved to the U.S. from Canada with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1 ...

. Publicity of a more sobering sort was generated in 1935 at a "picnic" held in

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, when Mrs. Paul's brother, Daniel Nields (with premeditation and in the presence of his 84-year-old prospective mother-in-law), fatally shot his girl friend, Hollywood stenographer Frances Conklin, for "teas ngme orloving my sister too much." a crime to which Nields ultimately pled guilty, resulting in a life sentence, served at

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.Associated Press (August 27, 1935)
"Slayer of Sweetheart Given Life Sentence"
''The Fresno Bee''. p. 2. Retrieved December 7, 2024. See also:
"Three Slayers Denied Paroles"
''The Los Angeles Times''. October 26, 1944. pt. I, p. 12.
"Funeral Notices"
''Hollywood Citizen-News''. April 13, 1955. p. 8. Predeceased by his wife, Paul died on March 23, 1962, at age 75 in

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, survived by his son, his stepson, and four grandchildren.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1913) * '' The Brand of His Tribe'' (1914) * '' The College Orphan'' (1915) * '' The Secret of the Swamp'' (1916) * '' It Happened in Honolulu'' (1916) * '' God's Crucible'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The Lair of the Wolf ''The Lair of the Wolf'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Donna Drew, Gretchen Lederer and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.371 Cast * Donna Drew as Steve Taylor * Gretchen Lederer as Margaret ...

'' (1917) * '' Mr. Logan, U.S.A.'' (1918) * '' Fame and Fortune'' (1918) * '' Treat 'Em Rough'' (1919) * '' Smiles'' (1919) * '' The Girl from Nowhere'' (1919) * '' Sundown Slim'' (1920 - directed) * '' West Is West'' (1920 - directed) * '' Hearts Up'' (1921 - directed) * '' The Kickback'' (1922 - directed) * '' The Timber Queen'' (1922) * '' Good Men and True'' (1922 - directed) * '' Canyon of the Fools'' (1923 - directed) * '' Crashin' Thru'' (1923 - directed) * '' Desert Driven'' (1923 - directed) * '' The Miracle Baby'' (1923 - directed)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Val 1886 births 1962 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Film directors from Colorado Male actors from Denver 20th-century American male actors