Paul Cavanagh
Actor

Paul Cavanagh Net Worth

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Paul Cavanagh was a Cambridge-educated actor who began his career in 1924 and had a long and successful career in film and on Broadway. He was known for his debonair, well-dressed Englishman persona and was often cast as charming grifters, stalwart leading men, and the occasional murder victim or villain. He was particularly memorable as the urbane older husband of Joan Crawford in Humoresque (1946). Throughout his career, he was able to maintain his debonair persona and bemused languor in the face of any situation.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day December 08, 1888
Birth Place  Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, United Kingdom
Age 131 YEARS OLD
Died On 15 March 1964(1964-03-15) (aged 75)\nLondon, England
Birth Sign Capricorn
Resting place Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation Actor
Years active 1928-1959
Spouse(s) Katherine Layfield Luhn (1946-19??); 1 child

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1924

Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films.

1926

In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise.

1929

Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures.

1931

Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history."

1964

Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.

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Tags 1888 births 1964 deaths Male actors from London British military personnel of World War I English male film actors English male television actors People from Chislehurst 20th-century English male actors Male actors from Kent People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge British expatriates in Canada

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