Paul Carson
| Paul Carson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Allen Carson[1] 18 August 1934 Palo Pinto, Texas, USA |
| 💀Died | 3 February 1989 (aged 54) Dallas, Texas3 February 1989 (aged 54) |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, linguist |
| 📆 Years active | 1953–1967 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Annette Groombridge (m. 1960; div. 1966) |
Paul Carson (18 August 1934 – 3 February 1989) was a Texan actor who had a brief career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s.
His acting career began at the age of six, appearing in several films and radio broadcasts before deciding to give it up for good. After serving several years in the United States Air Force, he was talk back into acting by a film starlet.[2]
Carson initially graduated with a Motion Picture degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and toured the States in a production of Maria Stuart as well as appearing off-Broadway in Lady of Affairs.[3] He then came to England in 1959[4] to study drama at RADA, graduating in 1961.[5]
Afterwards, Carson appeared in repertories at Liverpool and Birmingham, during which he replaced Ralph Nossek as Mathias in The Bells after the actor fractured his knee-cap after slipping on an icy pavement in 1962.[6] The following year, Carson appeared alongside Sir Ralph Richardson in Six Characters in Search of an Author at the Haymarket Theatre.[7] This was followed by appearances in TV shows and films (see below).
Whilst at university, Carson studied Russian[8] and became a linguist.
For a brief time, he was married to and divorced from author Annette Carson (née Groombridge).[9]
TV and Film[edit]
- Doctor Who (serial - Marco Polo)
- No Hiding Place
- ITV Play of the Week
- Love Story
- The Bedford Incident
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (play - Emergency – Ward 9)
- A Countess from Hong Kong
- You Only Live Twice
References[edit]
- ↑ Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
- ↑ "The 'Englishman' from Texas", Sunday Mercury, 1 April 1962 (pg.21)
- ↑ Personal Column, The Stage, 30 May 1963 (pg.18)
- ↑ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
- ↑ Student & graduate profiles - RADA: Paul Carson
- ↑ "Actor Slips and Misses Play", Birmingham Post, 20 November 1962 (pg.6)
- ↑ "Texan at Watford", Buckinghamshire Examiner, 4 September 1964 (pg.2)
- ↑ The Incorporated Linguist, Volumes 5-8. Institute of Linguists. 1966. p. 80. Search this book on
- ↑ "How Annette became queen of the high fliers", Reading Evening Post, 7 August 1986 (pg.10)
External links[edit]
- Paul Carson on IMDb
- Paul Carson at Theatricalia
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