Talk:Paul L. Smith

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Paul Smith played football for Miami Senior High School, in Miami Florida. He graduated from there in 1954. He attended Brandeis Universith for a year and then went to Florida State University and graduated with a degree in Philosophy in 1959.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.54.98.105 (talkcontribs) 01:45, 2 October 2006

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Source for death?[edit]

Can't find anything to corroborate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.137.11 (talk) 18:17, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 15:15, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Early life[edit]

Born in Everett, Massachusetts into a Jewish family, Smith was raised in Miami, Florida, graduating in 1954 from Miami Senior High School where he played football and became a High School All American.

He attended Brandeis University but transferred to Florida State University on a football scholarship and graduated in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Philosophy.

Career[edit]

In 1967, Smith returned to Israel as a Mahal volunteer in the Six-Day War and stayed there until 1973. In that time, he participated in five productions filmed in Israel.

Afterwards, he moved to Italy where, due to his resemblance to Bud Spencer....

In 1977, Smith moved to Hollywood....

Personal life[edit]

Smith was Jewish. He met his first wife, Norma Kalman while attending Brandeis University. They had one son, Elliot. Smith and Kalman divorced in 1960.

He subsequently married Eve Smith. Smith eventually retired from acting and in February 2006 he and his wife emigrated to Israel, adopting Ra'anana as their new home. After taking Israeli citizenship, the couple adopted Hebrew names: Adam and Aviva Eden.

Death[edit]

The cause of death is unconfirmed.