Paula Bauersmith
Paula Bauersmith | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1909 Oakmont, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 6, 1987 (aged 78) Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, Manhattan, New York, US |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse |
Barnett Mathew Warren
(died 1953) |
| Children | 2, including |
| Relatives |
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Paula Bauersmith (married name Bauersmith Warren; July 26, 1909 – August 6, 1987) was an American actress and crossword creator.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Bauersmith was born in Oakmont, Pennsylvania to William Robinson Bauersmith and Susan (née Paul). She was educated in Waterbury, Connecticut, and attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology where she trained for the stage.[3]
Career
[edit]Bauersmith first appeared on the stage in 1929 while attending the Carnegie Institute of Technology. She made her New York City theatre debut in October 1931 playing Carmen Bracegirdle in the original Broadway theatre production of Lean Harvest at what was then referred to as the Forrest Theatre.[3][4][5]
During her theatrical career, which spanned more than three decades,[1]she appeared in several other original Broadway productions, such as Three-Cornered Moon in 1933, Bury the Dead (1936), Sail Away (1961), and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966).[3][4] She also appeared on various theatrical television programs, such as The United States Steel Hour (1954), Producers' Showcase (1955) and a television production of The Crucible (1967).
Paula Bauersmith was also a regular contributor to the crossword puzzles in New York Times.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Bauersmith was married to Barnett Mathew Warren (1895–1953), a dentist and playwright.[1][6][7] The couple had two children, the educator and professor Paul Warren and the actress, producer and film director Jennifer Warren.[1] Bauersmith was the mother-in-law of the producer Roger Gimbel and the sister-in-law of the actor, theatre and film director Jacob Ben-Ami.[2][6][8]
Bauersmith died of cancer at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, Manhattan on August 6, 1987.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Paula Bauersmith, 78, Dies; Actress on TV and the Stage". The New York Times. August 12, 1987. p. 22. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- 1 2 "Miss Warren Wed To Roger Gimbel". The New York Times. June 7, 1976. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "BAUERSMITH, Paula". Who's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 1. Gale Research Company. p. 49. ISSN 0083-9833.
- 1 2 Paula Bauersmith at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ "Breakfast at Tiffany's - Original Broadway Cast". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- 1 2 "Dr. B. M. Warren, Dentist and Writer". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. May 18, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "No.648 Warren, Barnett Mathew". World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online]; New York (City). Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1942.
- ↑ Quindlen, Anna (July 23, 1977). "Jacob Ben-Ami Actor, Dies at 86; A Founder of Jewish Art Theater; Helped to Make Stage More Realistic and Less Farcical". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Paula Bauersmith at IMDb
- portrait(NYPublic Library)
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- 1909 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- American musical theatre actresses
- American television actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni
- Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
- Actresses from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Crossword creators
