Stone, Paula (1912–1997)

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Stone, Paula (1912–1997)

American actress and producer. Born Jan 20, 1912, in NYC; died Dec 23, 1997, in Sherman Oaks, CA; dau. of Aileen (Crater) Stone and Fred Stone (actor); sister of Carol Stone and Dorothy Stone (both actresses); m. Duke Daley (dec.); m. Michael Sloan.

Made NY stage debut in Ripples (1931); appeared in vaudeville and films; produced The Red Mill, Sweethearts, and Top Banana; wrote, directed and appeared in her own radio series (1943) and on her own tv series (1955), "The Paula Stone Show"; served as moderator on radio's "Leave It to the Girls" (1945).