Paul Wallace Carr (January 31, 1934 â€" February 17, 2006) was an
American actor, director, writer, and producer who performed on stage,
film, and television for half a century.Carr was born and raised in
Marrero, Louisiana, the son of Elaine Grace (Coulon), who was of Cajun
(French) descent, and New Yorker Edward Sidney Carr, who worked in
publishing. As a teenager, he had an interest in both music and
acting. Following some acting locally, he moved to New York and
studied acting at the American Theatre Wing.After a short stint in the
United States Marine Corps during his late teens, Carr launched his
acting career with a role in a New Orleans production of Herman
Melville's Billy Budd. By the middle 1950s, he was working on live
television in New York City, including appearances on the popular
Studio One and Kraft Television Theater, while continuing theatrical
work in stock companies in Ohio and Michigan, including roles such as
Peter Quilpe in The Cocktail Party, Haemon in Antigone, Jack in
Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo, and Hal Carter in William Inge's
Picnic. He toured in summer stock with Chico Marx in Fifth Season.
American actor, director, writer, and producer who performed on stage,
film, and television for half a century.Carr was born and raised in
Marrero, Louisiana, the son of Elaine Grace (Coulon), who was of Cajun
(French) descent, and New Yorker Edward Sidney Carr, who worked in
publishing. As a teenager, he had an interest in both music and
acting. Following some acting locally, he moved to New York and
studied acting at the American Theatre Wing.After a short stint in the
United States Marine Corps during his late teens, Carr launched his
acting career with a role in a New Orleans production of Herman
Melville's Billy Budd. By the middle 1950s, he was working on live
television in New York City, including appearances on the popular
Studio One and Kraft Television Theater, while continuing theatrical
work in stock companies in Ohio and Michigan, including roles such as
Peter Quilpe in The Cocktail Party, Haemon in Antigone, Jack in
Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo, and Hal Carter in William Inge's
Picnic. He toured in summer stock with Chico Marx in Fifth Season.
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