Paul Sutton
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Paul Sutton was an American
film actor, appearing mostly in uncredited roles, and most often in low budget B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant William Preston
on the radio serial
Challenge of the Yukon
. He departed his acting career in 1947
, and later entered politics. In 1954 and 1956 he ran for office for the United States House of Representatives
for Michigan
. He was residing in Ferndale, Michigan at the time of his death on January 31, 1970. His daughter, Sharon M. Sutton, lived in NYC. Sharon died too soon at the age of sixty-five on June 22, 2011. She was a delightful person, possessed of wit, intelligence, poise, and beauty that can only be described as astonishing. Sharon enriched the lives of all who knew her. [Note: She was a witness to the events of 9/11, as Sharon was working in a building across the street from the Twin Towers.]
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film actor, appearing mostly in uncredited roles, and most often in low budget B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. He is perhaps best known as one of the actors who portrayed Sergeant William Preston
Sergeant William Preston
Sergeant William Preston is a fictional Canadian Mountie created by Fran Striker and George W. Trendle for the long-running radio serial Challenge of the Yukon....
on the radio serial
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
Challenge of the Yukon
Challenge of the Yukon
Challenge of the Yukon was a radio series that began on Detroit's station WXYZ , and an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938...
. He departed his acting career in 1947
1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
, and later entered politics. In 1954 and 1956 he ran for office for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He was residing in Ferndale, Michigan at the time of his death on January 31, 1970. His daughter, Sharon M. Sutton, lived in NYC. Sharon died too soon at the age of sixty-five on June 22, 2011. She was a delightful person, possessed of wit, intelligence, poise, and beauty that can only be described as astonishing. Sharon enriched the lives of all who knew her. [Note: She was a witness to the events of 9/11, as Sharon was working in a building across the street from the Twin Towers.]