Paul Roberts: What happened to Ellen Burstyn’s ex-husband?

Paul Roberts is the ex-husband of iconic actress Ellen Burstyn. Paul Roberts’ ex-wife is one of the most popular actresses in film and television during the 1970s, wowed critics and audiences alike with her enormously skilled and sympathetic performances as strong and complex women struggling against seemingly insurmountable challenges in films such as “The Last Picture Show” (1971), “The Exorcist” (1973), and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974), for which she won an Academy Award in 1975. In real life, Burstyn is also a wife and a mother. Who is Ellen Burstyn’s ex-husband?

Paul Roberts: Bio Summary

Paul Roberts was the second husband Ellen Burstyn

Before Burstyn met Paul Roberts, she was married to Bill Alexander in 1950. Seven years later, they ended their marriage. The next year, she met Paul Roberts, and the couple bonded. While debuting in 1957 in a comedy called Fair Game, Burstyn met her second husband. They tied the knot that same year on September 14, 1958, in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones.

They adopted a Son Jefferson Roberts

In the early 1960s, Burstyn went with her husband to Los Angeles, where Roberts was offered a job. The couple adopted a son, Jefferson Roberts in 1961. However, the couple called their marriage a quit the same year they adopted their son. Talking about her son in January 1975, the Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore actress said – “My son’s name is Jefferson, he’s named after Thomas Jefferson. He’s 13 and he is spoiled, I’m afraid, not because of indulgence, but because he’s an only child, which I think is a mistake, that, if I had to do over, I wouldn’t make.”

She continued to say- “It seems to me that kids learn about sharing through the necessity of sharing with their brothers and sisters, and without that they tend to be convinced that the world is revolving around them, as man was convinced for centuries that the sun was revolving around the earth. When we found out there were other planets, then we tended to not be so self-centered as a species. And my son hasn’t found out about the other planets yet, I’m still hoping he will.“

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The actress also said particularly with the mother-son relationship she adds a lot of actual lines and conversations that she and her son had in some of her films. She also described her relationship with her son as Alice and Tommy have in the movie, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.

Paul Roberts is a play director

Ellen Burstyn has left her mark on the industry. For her various roles, she is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”.

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Burstyn’s second husband, Paul Roberts is also an industry player. She is a play director and has a handful of credits to his name. Per IDBD, he is known for the comedy play Fair Game (Nov 02, 1957 – May 10, 1958), Dear Ruth (Dec 13, 1944 – Jul 27, 1946), Tis of Thee (Oct 26, 1940 – Oct 26, 1940), The Devil and Daniel Webster (May 18, 1939 – May 26, 1939) and the musical romance Susanna, Don’t You Cry (May 22, 1939 – May 27, 1939).