Paul Marion (actor)

Paul Marion
Born
Morris Weinraub

(1915-09-12)September 12, 1915
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 2011(2011-09-08) (aged 95)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1955
Spouse(s)Isabel Jewell
(m. 1941; div. 1944)
Elinor Brand
(m. 1954; div. 1982)
Children4
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch
 U.S. Army
Service years
1941–1942
Rank
 Private
Service number32172108
Conflicts
World War II

Morris Weinraub[1][2] (September 12, 1915 – September 8, 2011), known professionally as Paul Marion[1] (a stage name evidently drawn from the respective given names of his birth- and step-mother[3][2]), was an American actor, notable for roles in To Have and Have Not (1944), Mysterious Doctor Satan and Captain Midnight.

Early life and career

Born Morris Weinraub on September 12, 1915,[1][2] in the Bronx, New York,[4] Marion was the son of Austrian-Jewish immigrants Pauline and William Weinraub.[3]

Marion's Broadway credits include The Eternal Road (1937), Soliloquy (1938), Quiet, Please! (1940), and My Sister Eileen (1940).[5]

In November 1942, the Hollywood Reporter published the recollections of U.S. Army Private Pacific Paul Marion, regarding his 1-year-plus tour of duty, mostly in the Pacific, recently ended due to illness.

Stationed on an obscure island in the New Hebrides, in the Coral Sea, the men had no recreational facilities for two month—no lights, no reading matter. Then the Red Cross shipped in a 16mm film unit, and did we appreciate seeing movies again! Films were screened in the open air, in the hospital compound, and natives as well as soldiers clustered aroung to view these visualizations of our American way of life. Musicals, particularly those of Bing Crosby, were our favorites, and with the exception of letters from our folks, did more to give us the feeling of home than anything else.[6]

Marion acted on film from the late 1930s to 1955's Devil Goddess, when he left acting to become an agent.

In 1950, Daily Variety reported that the American Academy of Dramatic Arts's Academy Repertory Company had formed a stock company specifically for television, its participants, apart fr including Dee Englebach, Sterling Holloway, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Fred Clark, Marcella Cisney, Frank Crenshaw, Lucius Cook, Richard Bartell, Sandra Gould, David Leonard, George Meeker, Tom Powers, William Tracy, Lewis Wilson, and Charles Wagenheim.[7]

Personal life and death

On October 10, 1941,[8] Marion married actress Isabel Jewell[4] In Atlantic City, New Jersey.[8] They were divorced on May 12, 1944.[9] In 1952, he married Elinor Brand, and they divorced in 1984.[4] They had four children, at least one of whom, post-infant/pre-toddler Philip Marion, would, in March 1954, become the subject of stories by both Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter, stating that he had "literally stumbled into what may be a pic career.

[O]ver the weekend, [the m]oppet accompanied his father to Berman's Costumers for a fitting, and while roaming about, stumbled and fell. He was picked up by Dave Berman, who remembered producer Tony Leader was searching for a child just learning to walk, for a top role in 'A Matter of Blood,' telepic in the 'Lifeline' series. Leader was contacted, saw the youngster and signed him immediately.[10][11]

It does not appear that the envisioned NBC series ever materialized.

On September 8, 2011, Marion died in Los Angeles, California, at age 95.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF9-W9FB : Fri Apr 04 01:19:12 UTC 2025), Entry for Paul Marion and Wm Weinraub, 16 Oct 1941.
  2. 1 2 3 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X76K-NJC : Fri Jan 17 23:26:36 UTC 2025), Entry for William Weinraub and Marion Weinraub, 1930.
  3. 1 2 "New York, State Census, 1915", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9F4-SBP : Tue Dec 23 23:05:20 UTC 2025), Entry for William Weinraub and Pauline Weinraub, 1915.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Nissen, Axel (2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9781476626062. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Paul Marion". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Private Praises Pix Shown in War Zone". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 1942. p. 8. ProQuest 2320400125. Prvate Paul Marion, former film and radio actor who saw action in the Pacific and was recently discharged from the Army because of illness, returned to town with bouquets for what American films are doing to uphold the morale of our fighting forces in the Far Places.
  7. ↑ "Repertory Company Is Formed for Vid Plays". Daily Variety. February 2, 1950. p. 4. ProQuest 3309650242.
  8. 1 2 "Isabel Jewell Divorces Paul Marion of Films". Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Divorces". Billboard. May 27, 1944. p. 32. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Radio-TV Briefs". Daily Variety. March 8, 1954. p. 7. ProQuest 3319538217. PHILIP MARION, 13½-MONTH-OLD son of actor Paul Marion, literally stumbled into what may be a pic career over the weekend. Moppet accompanied his father to Berman's Costumers for a fitting and while roaming about, stumbled and fell. He was picked up by Dave Berman, who remembered producer Tony Leader was searching for a child just learning to walk, for a top role in 'A Matter of Blood,' telepic in the 'Lifeline' series. Leader was contacted, saw the youngster and signed him immediately.
  11. ↑ "Radio-TV Briefs". The Hollywood Reporter. March 9, 1954. p. 15. ProQuest 640081506. Actor Paul Marion's 13-month-old son, Philip, will essay his first acting role this week in 'A Matter of Blood,' initial film in the 'Lifeline' series being co-produced by Tony Leader and Jerry Mayer.
  12. ↑ Gene Blottner (2012). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926—1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3353-7.

Further reading

  • "Radio-TV Briefs". The Hollywood Reporter. November 11, 1953. p. 7. ProQuest 2338166236. Writer-actor Paul Marion has been set by Bob Brandies for the role of an Indian-Mexican in Flying A's 'The Big Wagon Rolls,' first telefilm to be made by the company in Technicolor.
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