- A New York stage actor who passively joined the Communist Party in the 1930s so he could continue to mingle with his strong theatre clique, then was blacklisted 20 years later.
- Married to Jean Shelton, who runs an actor's school in San Francisco.
- Father-in-law of actor Scott Paulin.
- Father of actress Wendy Phillips.
- Grandfather of Jenny Dare Paulin.
- Children with Odielein Pearce: Wendell Phillips, Jr. and William Dodd Phillips.
- Professional stage debut in 1932. Also active on Broadway as playwright and director.
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