Paula Blackton (née Hilburn; known professionally as Paula Dean; August 1, 1881 â March 27, 1930) was a silent-screen actress and film director.
In 1906, the Georgia-born Paula Hilburn married director and producer J. Stuart Blackton. They had two children, Violet Virginia Blackton (Mrs Woolrich; 1910âÂÂ1965) and Charles Stuart Blackton (1914âÂÂ2007), both of whom became film actors, and featured in their mother's productions.
Paula Blackton died of cancer in 1930 at the age of 48. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.