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Paul Causey Hurst (October 15, 1888 – February 27, 1953) was an American actor and director.

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Paul Causey Hurst
Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
Born	(1888-10-15)October 15, 1888 Traver, California, U.S.
Died	February 27, 1953(1953-02-27) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Reedley Cemetery
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1912–1953
Spouse(s)	Hedda Nova (m. 1919; ? 19??)

Career

Born in Traver, California,[1] Hurst was half-Cherokee and half-Seneca.[2] He was raised on a ranch. He appeared in hundreds of films during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. However, he got his start painting scenery as part of the backstage crew during the silent movie era. By 1911, he was active in films as an actor, writer and director. He freelanced and worked for many of the movie studios, building a solid reputation for his work both on and off screen.

Hurst is best remembered for two roles: as the Yankee deserter who trespasses at Tara and is shot by Scarlett in Gone with the Wind (1939);[3] and his memorable characterization of the drunken and sadistic vigilante Smith in The Ox Bow Incident (1943).

However, he was most proud of his role as a crotchety, old rancher who refuses water to a Quaker family in the movie Angel and the Badman, until John Wayne's character convinces him to share the water. It was after this latter role that Republic Pictures signed him as the comic sidekick in Monte Hale's Western series. His last film was John Ford's The Sun Shines Bright.

Personal life and death

Hurst was married to actress Hedda Nova.[1] He was diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 1952,^{[citation needed]} and committed suicide on February 27, 1953.[1] He is buried in Reedley Cemetery in Reedley, California.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As actor

As director

• The Hazards of Helen (1914 serial) (uncredited)
• A Woman in the Web (1918 serial)
• Play Straight or Fight (1918)
• The Kingfisher's Roost (1921)
• The Crow's Nest (1922)
• Battling Bunyan (1924)
• Folly of Youth (1925)
• The Law of the Snow Country (1926)
• Blue Streak O'Neil (1926)
• The Roaring Road (1926)
• Rider of the Law (1927)

References

• Rothel, David. 1984. Those Great Cowboy Sidekicks. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey. ISBN 0-8108-1707-1

External links

• Paul Hurst at IMDb
• Paul Hurst at Find a Grave, with a wardrobe still from Gone With the Wind

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Paul Hurst (15 de octubre de 1888 – 27 de febrero de 1953) fue un actor, director y guionista cinematográfico de nacionalidad estadounidense.

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