Paul Carson (actor)

Paul Carson (18 August 1934[2] – 3 February 1989[3]) was a Texan actor who had a brief career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s.

Paul Carson
Born
Robert Allen Carson[1]

(1934-08-18)18 August 1934
Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Died3 February 1989(1989-02-03) (aged 54)
Dallas, Texas
OccupationActor, linguist
Years active1953–1967
Spouse(s)Annette Groombridge (m. 1960; div. 1966)

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.[4] He then came to England in 1959[5] to study drama at RADA, graduating in 1961.[6]

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.[7] The following year, Carson appeared alongside Sir Ralph Richardson in Six Characters in Search of an Author at the Haymarket Theatre.[8] This was followed by appearances in TV shows and films (see below).

Whilst at university, Carson studied Russian[9] and became a linguist.[10]

For a brief time, he was married to and divorced from author Annette Carson (née Groombridge).[11]

TV and Film

References
  1. Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
  2. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
  3. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998
  4. Personal Column, The Stage, 30 May 1963 (pg.18)
  5. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  6. Student & graduate profiles - RADA: Paul Carson
  7. "Actor Slips and Misses Play", Birmingham Post, 20 November 1962 (pg.6)
  8. "Texan at Watford", Buckinghamshire Examiner, 4 September 1964 (pg.2)
  9. The Incorporated Linguist, Volumes 5-8. Institute of Linguists. 1966. p. 80.
  10. I did find a Google Books result to clarify this but unfortunately, I have since been unable to find it.
  11. "How Annette became queen of the high fliers", Reading Evening Post, 7 August 1986 (pg.10)


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