Paul William Malvern[1] (June 28, 1902 – May 29, 1993) was an American film producer, child actor, and stuntman. He produced more than 100 films.[2]
Paul Malvern | |
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![]() Malvern in 1944 | |
Born | (1902-06-28)June 28, 1902 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | May 29, 1993(1993-05-29) (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
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Spouse | Jean Huntley
(m. 1932; died 1979) |
He began his career as a child acrobat. He later worked as a stuntman before transitioning to an assistant director role.
Some of his productions were westerns released by Monogram Pictures under Malvern's Lonestar Productions moniker.[3] He produced many early Western films with John Wayne in them.[4]
He married actress Jean Huntley.
As a child, he was an acrobatic performer, Malvern worked as a stuntman and later a film producer, producing several John Wayne features, and later numerous films for Universal Pictures.
Malvern was born June 28, 1902 in Portland, Oregon.[1] He began his career as a member of his family's acrobatic troupe, and performed in vaudeville beginning at age four, when he was touted as "the greatest child acrobat on the American stage."[4] His family's troupe toured internationally, performing as a featured act with the Ringling Brothers circus.[4]
In Los Angeles, Malvern began first working in film as a double for Mary Pickford, as well as performing stunts.[5] Malvern's first major stunt appearance was doubling for Eileen Sedgwick in Beasts of Paradise (1923).[1] In 1928, Malvern suffered serious injuries in a 70 feet (21 m)-fall, and he retired from stunt performing, subsequently working as a producer for Universal Pictures and Monogram.[1] Malvern married his wife, Jean Huntley, in 1932, to whom he was married until her death in 1979.[6]
Malvern died May 29, 1993 at his home in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.[4][7][8] He is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1924 | The Thief of Bagdad | Gigantic Bat | Uncredited | [9] |
1927 | Gun-Hand Garrison | [10] | ||
1928 | Trail Riders | [11] | ||
1928 | The Chinatown Mystery | [12] | ||
1929 | Two Sisters | — | Producer | |
1934 | The Star Packer | — | Producer | [8] |
1934 | Tailspin Tommy | — | Producer | [13] |
1941 | Sign of the Wolf | — | Producer | [14] |
1945 | Sudan | — | Producer | [8] |
1945 | House of Dracula | — | Producer | [8] |
1950 | Rock Island Trail | — | Producer | [8] |
1980 | Hazard of the Game | Unknown role | [8] | |
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