About Paula Blackton
Lived 1881 – 1930 (aged 48). Paula Blackton was an American actor, film actor, film director, screenwriter and costume designer.
Paula Blackton (née Hilburn; known professionally as Paula Dean; August 1, 1881 – March 27, 1930) was a silent-screen actress and film director.
Filmography The Littlest Scout (1919) The Diary of a Puppy (1917) The Fairy Godfather (1917) Satin and Calico (1917) A Spring Idyl (1917) The Collie Market (1917) The Little Strategist (1917)
Director
The Littlest Scout (1919)
Writer
The Littlest Scout (1919)
Family In 1906, the Georgia-born Paula Hilburn married director and producer J. Stuart Blackton. They had two children, Violet Virginia Blackton (Mrs Woolrich; 1910–1965) and Charles Stuart Blackton (1914–2007), both of whom became film actors, and featured in their mother's productions.
Death Paula Blackton died of cancer in 1930 at the age of 48. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Who was Paula Blackton?
American actress (1881-1930)
When was Paula Blackton born?
Paula Blackton was born on 1 August 1881 in Georgia.
When did Paula Blackton die?
Paula Blackton died on 27 March 1930 in Los Angeles.
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Paula Blackton was an actor, film actor, film director, screenwriter and costume designer.
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Paula Blackton was American.
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