Val Paul

Val Paul
Val Paul
Born	Vaughn Archibald Paul; April 10, 1886; Denver, Colorado, US
Died	March 23, 1962 (aged 75); Hollywood, California, US
Other names	Valentine Paul
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1910–1948

Vaughn Archibald "Val" Paul^[2]^[3] (April 10, 1886^[4] – March 23, 1962) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 99 films between 1913 and 1922. He also directed 10 films between 1920 and 1932.

Biography

Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Paul attended the Oquirrh School.^[2] He died in Hollywood, California.^[4]

Selected filmography

Suspense (1913)
The Secret of the Swamp (1916)
It Happened in Honolulu (1916)
God's Crucible (1917)
Mutiny (1917)
The Lair of the Wolf (1917)
Mr. Logan, U.S.A. (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

^ "Obituaries: Val Paul". The Hollywood Reporter. March 26, 1962. p. 12. ProQuest 2339657667. Services for Val Paul, 75, film pioneer who died of a heart attack Friday, will be held at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pierce Bros. Hollywood chapel. He started as an actor in 1910 with Mary Pickford and Ruth Roland, turned to directing Harry Carey and Hoot Gibson westerns at Universal in 1922, was later production and studio manager for various studios and a producer at Paramount and Universal before retiring in 1948. Two sons and four grandchildren survive.
^ ^a ^b Park, 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.
^ ^a ^b Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3.

External links

Val Paul at IMDb

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[hr_obit-1] "Obituaries: Val Paul". The Hollywood Reporter. March 26, 1962. p. 12. ProQuest 2339657667. Services for Val Paul, 75, film pioneer who died of a heart attack Friday, will be held at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pierce Bros. Hollywood chapel. He started as an actor in 1910 with Mary Pickford and Ruth Roland, turned to directing Harry Carey and Hoot Gibson westerns at Universal in 1922, was later production and studio manager for various studios and a producer at Paramount and Universal before retiring in 1948. Two sons and four grandchildren survive.

[park-2] Park, Ham (January 25, 1952). "The Senator from Sandpit: Show Business". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 1952.

[vap-3] "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.

[katchmer-4] Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3.

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