Paul Hurst

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Paul Hurst (1914)

Paul Causey Hurst (born October 15, 1888 in Traver , California - † February 27, 1953 in Los Angeles , California) was an American actor , director and screenwriter .

Life

Paul Hurst grew up on a ranch in California and worked for Henry Miller's numerous farms from a young age . He began his stage acting career in Oakland in 1907, but initially had little success. In 1912, at the age of 24, he made his film debut in the drama Jean of the Jail . Just two years later, Hurst was not only working as an actor, but also as a director and occasionally as a screenwriter. By the end of the silent film era, he was responsible for more than 50 films. Because of his beefy stature and his deep voice, Hurst mainly played in B- Westerns that are mostly forgotten today . Mostly he was cast in the role of the somewhat stubborn, rough Westerner.

In the late 1920s, Hurst succeeded in switching to talkies without any problems, and he also played supporting roles outside of the western genre in films such as The Gay Deception and Alexander's Ragtime Band . Hurst was often used as a comic sidekick in westerns to leading actors like John Wayne and Monte Hale , but perhaps his most famous appearances today were villain roles: Gone with the Wind , he was shot as a dangerous Yankee deserter by Scarlett O'Hara and embodied in a ride to the Ox-Bow he is a sadistic alcoholic who, together with a mob, is vigilante justice on three innocent people. He worked as an actor in around 325 films until the year of his death.

Hurst married the Russian-born actress Hedda Nova (1899-1981) in 1919. He committed at the age of 64 years suicide shortly after being with him cancer had been found in incurable stage. The actor is buried in the Reedley cemetery.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Hurst at Allmovie
  2. ↑ Hedda Nova in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ^ Paul Hurst in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 13, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Hurst, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hurst, Paul Causey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Traver , California
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1953
Place of death Los Angeles , California