Hollywood Actress Paula Hill on TV - a Cartoon Tribute. 2024 by Stephen B. Whatley
A new cartoon tribute by artist Stephen B. Whatley celebrating the 1950s TV work of Hollywood actress Paula Hill (USA 1926-2000).
These cartoons were inspired by B&W freeze frames taken from episodes of her TV shows showing on Youtube at one time.
The actress was born Paula Mary Hill in Alabama, USA and came to Hollywood in the 1940s, determined to pursue her ambition to be an actress; first setting up a hot dog stand business as security.
She was credited as Mary Hill in some of her movies ; as she was in her only leading lady role in the now cult sci-fi movie Mesa of Lost Women (1953) and her small role in the classic monster picture, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1952).
A striking beauty the actress possessed a velvet voice and was capable of a whole range of acting in her 40s and 50s pictures- but remains mainly unknown and unsung - except to some classic film buffs.
Her film work seems to have petered out by 1958, though she did much TV work in that decade, including memorable roles on the Burns & Allen Show (1955) and Dragnet (1956) ; and by the early 1960s she was singing in clubs in New York City and acting in the theatre in Los Angeles.
She made a surprise return to the screen in the last decade of her life in two cameos in film maker Steve Burrows's films Soldier of Fortune (1991) and Chump Change (2000).
Artist Stephen B. Whatley is primarily an painter of expressionist oil paintings - whose vibrant work is permanently show-cased outside the Tower of London, through his series of 30 paintings charting the Tower's history that were commissioned in 2000.
The artist has long been fascinated in biographical research of the stars and players of Hollywood's Golden Age - and enjoys creating cartoon tributes to often unsung actors, active in that classic era.
Most recently, the artist has been creating cartoon illustrations commissioned by Hollywood film star Mamie Van Doren (1931-) to be published in her forthcoming memoirs, Secrets of The Goddess.
To see more of the artist's work or contact him, please visit:
Hollywood Actress Paula Hill on TV - a Cartoon Tribute. 2024 by Stephen B. Whatley
A new cartoon tribute by artist Stephen B. Whatley celebrating the 1950s TV work of Hollywood actress Paula Hill (USA 1926-2000).
These cartoons were inspired by B&W freeze frames taken from episodes of her TV shows showing on Youtube at one time.
The actress was born Paula Mary Hill in Alabama, USA and came to Hollywood in the 1940s, determined to pursue her ambition to be an actress; first setting up a hot dog stand business as security.
She was credited as Mary Hill in some of her movies ; as she was in her only leading lady role in the now cult sci-fi movie Mesa of Lost Women (1953) and her small role in the classic monster picture, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1952).
A striking beauty the actress possessed a velvet voice and was capable of a whole range of acting in her 40s and 50s pictures- but remains mainly unknown and unsung - except to some classic film buffs.
Her film work seems to have petered out by 1958, though she did much TV work in that decade, including memorable roles on the Burns & Allen Show (1955) and Dragnet (1956) ; and by the early 1960s she was singing in clubs in New York City and acting in the theatre in Los Angeles.
She made a surprise return to the screen in the last decade of her life in two cameos in film maker Steve Burrows's films Soldier of Fortune (1991) and Chump Change (2000).
Artist Stephen B. Whatley is primarily an painter of expressionist oil paintings - whose vibrant work is permanently show-cased outside the Tower of London, through his series of 30 paintings charting the Tower's history that were commissioned in 2000.
The artist has long been fascinated in biographical research of the stars and players of Hollywood's Golden Age - and enjoys creating cartoon tributes to often unsung actors, active in that classic era.
Most recently, the artist has been creating cartoon illustrations commissioned by Hollywood film star Mamie Van Doren (1931-) to be published in her forthcoming memoirs, Secrets of The Goddess.
To see more of the artist's work or contact him, please visit: