Paul Gerard Smith

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Paul Gerard Smith (September 14, 1894 – April 4, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 90 films between 1926 and 1955.

Biography

Born in 1894, Smith started writing musical revues at the age of ten. He joined the

He also scripted USO shows and personal appearances for many film and radio stars entertaining overseas. After World War II he returned to film and radio scripting and also wrote and directed some early television programs on ABC, including The Gay Nineties Revue. He returned to stage writing with Hullabaloo for the Pasadena Playhouse.

Smith was married to Mary Alice Lundgren (October 1919 - April 1968) and had four children. His son, Paul Gerard Smith II, carried on the family tradition, working in the entertainment industry after serving in the Marines during World War II.

He was born in

Partial filmography

• The General
  (1927)
• Speedy (1928)
• Son of a Sailor (1933)
• The Circus Clown (1934)
• Ladies in Love (1936)
• Ditto (1937)
• Jail Bait (1937)
• Just Around the Corner (1938)
• The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
• Tengo fe en ti (1940)
• Hello, Sucker (1941)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
• Heavenly Music (1943)
• Thumbs Up (1943)
• Sunbonnet Sue (1945)

External links

• Paul Girard Smith at
  IMDb
• Profile at vaudeville.org