Paula Stone

Paula Stone (January 20, 1912 – December 23, 1997) was an American theater and motion pictures actress from New York City.

Early life She was the daughter of Fred Stone, The Rain Prince and The Red Mill. She and Michael Sloane co-produced the Broadway musical Top Banana (1951). In 1950 she hosted Hollywood USA. The show related entertainment news and she interviewed celebrities. On June 9, 1952, she debuted the Paula Stone Show on the Mutual Broadcasting System. She sought to mix her own knowledge of Hollywood people with interviews of celebrities, including Dennis Morgan, Johnnie Ray, Joan Crawford, Carlton Carpenter, and Debbie Reynolds.

Television In 1954 Stone worked for Broadway Angels, Inc., in New York City. She was the MC of Angel Auditions, a television show which examined prospective Broadway shows. The plays were tried in summer stock and considered for production on Broadway.

Marriage Stone wed orchestra leader Duke Daly (whose real name was Linwood A. Dingley) on July 16, 1939, at the Wilshire Methodist Church in Los Angeles. Daly, 30, resided in Miami, Florida, before moving to Beverly Hills in June 1939. He joined the Canadian RAF in January 1942 and flew many missions over Germany before he was killed in action on the return leg of a nighttime bombing raid over Duisburg, Germany, on May 13, 1943. Stone later married Michael Sloane in 1946. She had a son and a daughter.

Stone died on December 23, 1997, at Sherman Oaks Medical Center in Sherman Oaks, California, aged 85.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1935 Hop-Along Cassidy Mary Meeker 1936 Two Against the World Miss Symonds Treachery Rides the Range Ruth Drummond The Case of the Velvet Claws Norma Veite Trailin' West Lucy Blake Red Lights Ahead Edna Wallace 1937 Swing It, Professor Teddy Ross Atlantic Flight Gail Strong The Girl Said No Mabel 1938 Convicts at Large Ruth Porter 1939 Idiot's Delight Les Blondes - Beulah Laugh It Off Linda Lane