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Paul Dickey

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Director 1882–1933 On stage 19081920

Paul Dickey (May 12, 1883 – January 8, 1933) was an American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, and an early aviator. A star athlete in high school, he ran track and played football for the University of Michigan. A serious bout of typhoid fever ended his athletic career, after which he focused on dramatics, leaving college to enter vaudeville in 1906. Teaming up with journalist Charles W. Goddard, he had a successful playwriting career on Broadway, with The Ghost Breaker, an early comedy horror work, and The Misleading Lady which popularized the Napoleon imposter trope. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during World War I, and served in France as an officer for a…

On stage 3 productions, 12 years

1908 Pierre of the Plains Hudson Theatre · Original 32 perf.
1909 Sham Wallacks Theatre · Original 65 perf.
1920 Big Game Fulton Theatre · Original 21 perf.

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Also credited on2 works

Robin Hood
Rose-Marie

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