Paul Perez (born Paul Friedenberg) was an American screenwriter active
primarily during the 1920s and 1930s; he wrote for both English- and
Spanish-language films over the course of his career, and often worked
on Westerns. He also had several credits as an actor and editor.Paul
was born in New York City to art dealer Robert Fridenberg and his
wife, Mariam Barnett. He grew up in Manhattan near his extended family
of German extraction; as a boy, he accidentally shot a nurse who was
attending to his mother in their home while playing with his uncle's
gun.He married England-born actress Molly O'Sullivan in the early
1920s; the pair had one son, Paul Powers Perez. While living in New
York City and London, after appearing in a few acting roles and
working as a newspaperman, he worked in the publicity department at
Universal. By the late 1920s, the family had moved to Los Angeles; by
1926, Perez was employed at Universal as a scenarist, where he was
known for writing titles. He later worked as a screenwriter at First
National.
primarily during the 1920s and 1930s; he wrote for both English- and
Spanish-language films over the course of his career, and often worked
on Westerns. He also had several credits as an actor and editor.Paul
was born in New York City to art dealer Robert Fridenberg and his
wife, Mariam Barnett. He grew up in Manhattan near his extended family
of German extraction; as a boy, he accidentally shot a nurse who was
attending to his mother in their home while playing with his uncle's
gun.He married England-born actress Molly O'Sullivan in the early
1920s; the pair had one son, Paul Powers Perez. While living in New
York City and London, after appearing in a few acting roles and
working as a newspaperman, he worked in the publicity department at
Universal. By the late 1920s, the family had moved to Los Angeles; by
1926, Perez was employed at Universal as a scenarist, where he was
known for writing titles. He later worked as a screenwriter at First
National.
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