Paul William Malvern[1] (June 28, 1902 – May 29, 1993) was an American film producer, child actor and stuntman who produced more than 100 films.[2]
He began his career as a child acrobat and later worked as a stunt man before transitioning to an assistant director role.
Some of his productions were Westerns released by Monogram Pictures under Malvern's Lonestar Productions label,[3] including many starring John Wayne.[4]
Malvern was born June 28, 1902 in Portland, Oregon.[1] He began his career as a member of his family's acrobatic troupe and performed in vaudeville beginning at age four, when he was touted as "the greatest child acrobat on the American stage."[4] His family's troupe toured internationally, performing as a featured act with the Ringling Brothers circus.[4]
In Los Angeles, Malvern's first work in film came as a double for Mary Pickford, and he soon began performing stunts.[5] His first major stunt appearance was doubling for Eileen Sedgwick in Beasts of Paradise (1923).[1] In 1928, Malvern suffered serious injuries in a 70 feet (21 m) fall, and he retired from stunt performing, subsequently working as a producer for Universal Pictures and Monogram.[1] Malvern married his wife Jean Huntley in 1932 and remained with her until her death in 1979.[6]
Malvern died on May 29, 1993 at his home in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.[4][7][8] He is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[6]
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