15 Facts About Robert Paige

Contrary to some accounts, Robert Paige was not a graduate of West Point.

Robert Paige began his screen career in 1934, initially billed as David Carlyle to avoid confusion with another rising leading man, John Payne.

Robert Paige worked primarily for Warner Brothers and Republic Pictures during this period.

Robert Paige finally found a home in 1941 at Universal Pictures, where he quickly became one of the studio's reliable stars.

Robert Paige played romantic leads in many Universal comedies and musicals, including those of Abbott and Costello, Olsen and Johnson, Gloria Jean, and Hugh Herbert, as well as numerous B-musicals, often paired with another singer, Jane Frazee.

Many of Robert Paige's performances displayed a flair for comedy, lending his romantic roles a breezy charm.

Robert Paige may be best remembered today for his heroic leading role in the classic 1943 horror film Son of Dracula.

Robert Paige left Universal after a corporate shakeup in 1946, when the studio temporarily abandoned its program of light entertainments in favor of serious, artistic films.

Robert Paige became an independent film producer in 1947 and entered the new field of television.

Robert Paige was the last permanent host of NBC's variety series The Colgate Comedy Hour, and won an Emmy in 1955 for "Best Male Personality".

Robert Paige continued to work in occasional films through 1963; his last two films were The Marriage-Go-Round and Bye Bye Birdie.

From 1966 to 1970 Robert Paige was a newscaster and political correspondent for ABC News in Los Angeles.

Robert Paige left the news desk to become Deputy Supervisor of Los Angeles under Baxter Ward, and then moved into the public relations field.

Robert Paige died from a sudden aortic aneurysm in 1987.

Robert Paige's only child, born when he was in his late 50s, is daughter Colleen Paige, a pet and home lifestyle expert, author, designer and the founder of National Dog Day, and many more philanthropic holidays.