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Edward J. Pawley, 86, of Rock Mills, died Jan. 27 in Charlottesville.
Mr. Pawley and his wife Helen, who predeceased him, had been residents of Rappahannock since 1955. They once operated a general store at Rock Mills, raised championship goats, and marketed fruit preserved in honey.
Their home near the bridge at Rock Mills was ravaged by the flood of 1979. The Pawleys narrowly escaped the rising waters by crawling out an upstairs window and up a steep bluff. They later built a new home on higher ground.
Befpre retiring from the theater, Mr; Pawley appeared in dozens of plays and movies. His first role, at the age of 18, was a bit part as a Chinaman in a Broadway play.
His most famous part was the title role in the first production of “Elmer Gantry.” He toured the country in that controversial play, drawing demonstrators, criticism from preachers throughout the MidWest and these remarks from a Cleveland critic:
“Edward Pawley plays the role pf Elmer Gantry, although plays is hardly the word. He lives the part, flis real nature is so far removed from that of the type which he portrays, that he is able to understand the shallowness of the character of Elmer Gantry to a fine degree. Pawley has a keen appreciation of life, and throughout the play he shows a genuineness of understanding of the possibilities of the role.”
A keen appreciation of life characterized Mr. Pawley’s behavior throughout his long and varied career. After his successful appearance as Gantry, his dramatic and motion picture career was devoted mostly to the portrayal of villains.
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