his first known movie role was a small part in the 1944 movie "sweet and low-down" with benny goodman. in the early 1950s, the amazing criswell predicted on national television that paul marco would go far in the movie business. criswell introduced marco to ed wood. in turn, marco introduced ed wood to bunny breckinridge, a gay shakespearean actor. breckinridge lived with marco for a time and co-starred in wood's "plan 9 from outer space".