Paul Kelly (actor)

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Paul Kelly with Mary Miles Minter in a photo for the film Anne of Green Gables (1919)

Paul Michael Kelly (born August 9, 1899 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York - † November 6, 1956 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American film and stage actor .

Life

Paul Kelly was already active as a child actor in silent films at the age of seven . He was able to continue his career into adulthood and starred in over a hundred films by the time he died. Between 1927 and 1929 he served a 25-month sentence for manslaughter in California's San Quentin Prison . He had killed actor Ray Raymond in a fist fight. Raymond's widow, Dorothy MacKaye, was briefly jailed for complicity. She married Kelly in 1931, the marriage lasted until her death in 1940 in a car accident. Kelly was married to Mardelle Zwicker from 1941 until his death.

After his prison sentence, Hollywood took the actor back on as a character actor in major supporting roles in the late 1930s. He also played regularly in the theater, including several productions on Broadway . Kelly died of a heart attack in 1956 at the age of 57. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Awards

Kelly received the 1948 Tony Award for Best Actor for Command Decision . He shared this award with Henry Fonda for No Time for Heroism (Mister Roberts) and Basil Rathbone for The Heiress .

Filmography (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Kelly, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kelly, Paul Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1956
Place of death Beverly Hills , California, United States