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Male
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Birth:
1 March 1934(Philadelphia)
Death:
27 July 1994(Teec Nos Pos)
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Biography
Introduction
Paul Roebling (March 1, 1934 – July 27, 1994) was an American actor noted for Blue Thunder, Prince of the City and Carolina Skeletons. In the 1990 Ken Burns PBS documentary The Civil War, Roebling was the voice of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and read the famous letter written by Sullivan Ballou. He also directed his wife, Olga Bellin, in Zelda.
Roebling committed suicide on July 27, 1994, in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. His wife had died from cancer several years earlier.
Roebling is a direct descendant of John Roebling and Washington Roebling, the designers and engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Awards
- Roebling won the 1962 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor for his performance in This Side of Paradise.
- "1962 Obie Awards". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
External References
- "New York Times Obituary of Paul Roebling". Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- "Paul Roebling at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2016-01-24.