Paula Blackton
{{Short description|American actress and film director}}
{{Redirect|Paula Dean|the American chef|Paula Deen}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Paula Blackton
| image = Paulablackton.jpg
| caption = Paula Blackton, c. 1912
| birth_date = August 1, 1881
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
| birth_name = Paula Hilburn
| death_date = March 27, 1930 (aged 48)
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress, director
}}
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.{{Cite journal|last=Orman|first=Felix|date=July 16, 1921|title=So This Is London!|url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturestu01unse/page/n101?q=scenarists|journal=The Motion Picture Studio|volume=1|pages=19|via=Internet Archive}}
Death
Paula Blackton died of cancer in 1930 at the age of 48. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=0085870|name=Paula Blackton}}
- [https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-paula-blackton/ Paula Blackton] at Women Film Pioneers Project
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Category:Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Category:American silent film actresses