Paula Doris Hinton (1 June 1924 – 5 November 1996)[1] was an English ballet dancer who became the wife and dancing partner of the choreographer Walter Gore.
Already in her mid-teens, she studied ballet there making her début in 1943 as Helen of Troy in Dr Faustus at the Playhouse, Liverpool.
Hinton was initially only given minor roles in ballets from the choreographers Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor and Frank Staff.
[1] After receiving further instruction from Stanislas Idzikowski and Audrey de Vos, she danced in Les Sylphides and played the lead in Howard's Lady into Fox.
Her qualities were also noticed by their resident choreographer Walter Gore in 1948 who gave her leading roles in his Winter Night and Plaisance.