Born in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Son of Edward Raper
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hamilton) Scardon
— married
29 May 1907 in New York, United States
Husband of
Elizabeth Blythe (Slaughter) Scardon
— married
11 Apr 1920 [location unknown]
Father of
Joan (Scardon) Piastro
Died
at age 78
in Fontana, San Bernardino, California, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Paul (Raper) Scardon is Notable.
- Producer, director and actor in the 1920's. Directed his 2nd wife, silver screen star Betty Blythe, in many films.
- born in Australia as William James Raper[1]
- s/o Edward Raper & Eleanor Sawyer - both English[1]
- changed his name to Paul Scardon while still in Australia[1]
- 4 Dec 1905 emigrated to San Francisco aboard SS Sonoma[1]
- 1910 Hollywood[2]
- 1907 m. Elizabeth Hamilton - 1 child[3]
- 11 April 1920[4] m. Betty Blythe (actress)
- 1922 US Citizenship[1]
- died of a heart attack
- Buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park[5]
- 1900 on stage in Australia
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pursuit, Heathcote. "Paul Scardon (1875-1954) – pioneer actor & director." Forgotton Australian Actors. 8 May 2020. forgottenaustralianactresses.com. Accessed 8 Jan 2022. (https://forgottenaustralianactresses.com/2020/05/08/paul-scardon-pioneer-hollywood-actor-and-director/)
- ↑ Wikipedia:Paul Scardon, accessed 8 Jan 2022.
- ↑ Paul Scardon (bio)." Imdb.com. Accessed 8 Jan 2022.
- ↑ Dean, Daisy. "News and Notes from Movieland." The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.), 07 May 1920. 69th year, no 171, p4, column 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Retrieved 8 Jan 2022. (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053933/1920-05-07/ed-1/seq-4/)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18307, stone photo, accessed 8 Jan 2022.
- "Paul Scardon, Actor in Silent Films Era." The Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 19 Jan. 1954. 102nd year, No 19, pA-10, column 6. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1954-01-19/ed-1/seq-10/>
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