Paul Pendarvis (born Paul Plumley Pendarvis; 2 December 1907 Enid, Oklahoma – 13 January 1987 Palmdale, California) was an American violinist and big band leader popular in the swing era.
Pendarvis worked in business and had minor roles in silent films, then moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he assembled a dance band that quickly found success.
[1] He also booked engagements in New York, and later in the decade moved the band to Los Angeles, playing venues on the California coast.
[2] Early in the 1940s he dissolved the group and took a position directing a radio station in California.
His vocalists during this time included Patricia Norman, Eddie Scope, Jimmy Stewart and Marjorie Beatty.