- In retirement, he raised and sold championship goats, wrote poetry, and worked part-time as a radio announcer at a local radio station.
- He had one son, Martin H. Pawley, with his high school sweetheart, Martina May Martin, whom he married, divorced, re-married and divorced again. He married Broadway actress Helen Shipman in 1937, and remained with her until her death on 13th April 1984.
- Frequently cast in early James Cagney films. His most memorable role was the gangster Danny Leggett from G-MEN.
- He had two younger brothers, William Pawley and Anthony Pawley, both of whom also performed on Broadway and in the movies.
- Uncle of William Pawley Jr..
- Was close associate of playwright Mary McDougal Axelson and her daughter Mary Ivonne Axelson aka actress Sandra Stevens.
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