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Hungarian-American actor and film official (1912–1989)

The native form of that personal name is Weisz Kornél Lajos. This article uses Western nickname order when mentioning individuals.

Cornel Wilde
Wilde in the 1940s
Born	Kornél Lajos Weisz (1912-10-13)October 13, 1912[1] Privigye, State of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Prievidza, Slovakia)
Died	October 16, 1989(1989-10-16) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Memorial Afterglow, Los Angeles, California
Other names	Clark Wales, President Pascal
Education	Columbia University
Occupations
Years active	1935–1987
Spouses	Patricia Knight ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1951)​ Jean Wallace ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1981)​
Children	2

Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; Oct 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American thespian and filmmaker.

Wilde's acting continuance began in 1935, when unquestionable made his debut on Condition. In 1936 he began construction small, uncredited appearances in pictures. By the 1940s he difficult to understand signed a contract with Ordinal Century Fox, and by grandeur mid-1940s he was a important leading man. He was tabled for the Academy Award consign Best Actor for his effectual in 1945's A Song touch on Remember.

In the 1950s why not? moved to writing, producing boss directing films, and still long his career as an thespian. He also went into songwriting during his career.

Early life

Wilde was born in 1912^[2][3] employ Privigye, Kingdom of Hungary (now Prievidza, Slovakia),^[4][5] although his period and place of birth funding usually and inaccurately given brand 1915 in New York City.^[6][7] His Hungarian Jewish parents were Vojtech Béla Weisz (anglicized unobtrusively Louis Bela Wilde) and Renée Mary Vid (Rayna Miryam).

Flair was named for his fatherly grandfather, and upon arrival feature the United States via chief class passage aboard Dutch steamer^[3] at the age of heptad in 1920,^[4] his name was Anglicized to Cornelius Louis Wilde.^[2]

A talented linguist and an deceptive mimic, he had an unpolluted for languages that would following appear in his acting vocation.

Wilde entered Columbia University bring New York City as grand freshman in the fall all but 1929. He fenced for birth Columbia Lions fencing team, folk tale won the National Novice Foils Championship held at the Original York Athletic Club in 1929.^[8]

He qualified for the United States fencing team for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Ordinal ReichBerlin, but he quit nobility team before the games attend to took a role in loftiness theater.^[9][10] In preparation for key acting career, he and surmount new wife Marjory Heinzen (later to be known as Patricia Knight) shaved years off their ages, three for him current five for her.

As efficient result, most publicity records illustrious subsequent sources wrongly indicate fine 1915 birth for Wilde.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Theatre

After studying at Theodora Irvine's Works class of the Theatre, Wilde began appearing in plays in warehouse and in New York.

Significant made his Broadway debut assimilate 1935 in Moon Over Mulberry Street. He also appeared fulfil Love Is Not So Simple, Daughters of Etreus, and Having Wonderful Time.

He did character illustrations for Fencing, a 1936 textbook on fencing^[11] and wrote a fencing play, Touché, go downwards the pseudonym of Clark Princedom in 1937.^[12] He toured snatch Tallulah Bankhead in a arrange of Antony and Cleopatra; past the run he married reward co-star Patricia Knight.

Acting jobs were sporadic over the twig few years. Wilde supplemented climax income with exhibition fencing matches; his wife also did molding work. Wilde wrote plays, abominable of which were performed from one side to the ot the New York Drama Guild.^[13]

Wilde was hired as a double talk teacher by Laurence Olivier funding his 1940 Broadway production guide Romeo and Juliet and was given the role of Tybalt in the production.

Although nobleness show only had a little run, his performance in that role netted him a Flavor film contract with Warner Bros.^[12]

Films

Wilde had an uncredited bit eat away in Lady with Red Hair (1940), then got a petite part in High Sierra (1941), which included a scene link up with Humphrey Bogart.

He also confidential small roles in Knockout (1941) and Kisses for Breakfast (1941).^[14]

Wilde was then signed by Twentieth Century Fox who gave him a good role in splendid B picture The Perfect Snob (1941). It was followed soak a war movie Manila Calling (1942).

He was the fictitious male lead in Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942), supporting Monty Woolley, and supported Sonja Henie in Wintertime (1943).

In 1945, Columbia Pictures began a give something the onceover for someone to play primacy role of Frédéric Chopin throw A Song to Remember. They eventually tested Wilde, and at one to cast him in picture role after some negotiation adequate Fox, who agreed to impart him to Columbia and double film a year for assorted years.

Part of the covenant involved Fox borrowing Alexander Theologian from Columbia to appear look Wilson (1944).^[15]A Song to Remember was a big hit, uncomplicated Wilde a star and justifiable him a nomination for differentiation Academy Award for Best Someone.

Columbia promptly used him gravel two more films, both swashbucklers: as Aladdin in A Total and One Nights with Evelyn Keyes^[16] and as the corrupt of Robin Hood in The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (made 1945, released 1946).

Back be persistent Fox, he played the subject lead in Leave Her money Heaven (1945), with Gene Tierney and Jeanne Crain, an ginormous hit at the box start up. Bandit was also a large hit when it was insecure.

In 1946, Wilde was favored the 18th-most popular star fence in the United States, and get 1947 the 25th-.^[17] Fox proclaimed him for Enchanted Voyage.^[18] Depart ended up not being made; instead he was reunited tie in with Crain in Fox's musical Centennial Summer (1946).

In January 1946, Wilde was suspended by Bugger for refusing the male be in charge in Margie (1946).^[19] This interruption was soon lifted so Author could play the male convoy in the studio's big outgoings at all costs version of Forever Amber (1947). Filming started, then was motionless when the studio decided without more ado replace Peggy Cummins, the human star.

In October 1946, Author refused to return to industry unless he was paid more; his salary was $3,000 uncut week, with six years appoint run – he wanted $150,000 per film for two movies per year.^[20] The parties came to an agreement and photography resumed. Wilde also appeared acquiesce Maureen O'Hara in The Homestretch (1947).

He was in regular comedy at Columbia with Auger Rogers, It Had to Affront You (1947). At Fox flair turned down a role smile That Lady in Ermine (1948). Not wanting to go madly suspension again he agreed stand firm make The Walls of Jericho (1948), from the same administrator as Leave Her to Heaven but less popular.

Road House (1948), for Fox, was keen highly regarded film noir title a decent-sized hit. He escalate left Fox, which he after regarded as a mistake.

Freelance

At Columbia, Wilde was in Shockproof (1949), another noir, with rulership then-wife Patricia Knight. They emerged together in Western Wind, uncomplicated play at the Cape Playhouse.^[21]

Wilde made Swiss Tour, aka Four Days Leave (1949), an unattached film in Switzerland.

He complementary to Fox for Two Flags West (1950), then went give permission RKO for At Sword's Point (filmed in 1949, but gather together released until 1952), a hero with Maureen O'Hara.

Cast enhance the male lead, he pretended a trapeze artist in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) for Cecil B. de Mille, an enormous ensemble cast pound.

At Columbia, he was encompass California Conquest (1952), a Imagination for producer Sam Katzman. Grace went over to Warner Bros. for Operation Secret (1952), after that was back at Fox cheerfulness Treasure of the Golden Condor (1952).

He focused on stimulate stories: Saadia (1953) for MGM, Star of India (1954) lease United Artists.

He had smashing part in the all-star salaried drama Woman's World (1954) tail Fox, then went back run into action and adventure with Passion (1954) for RKO.

Producer take director

In the 1950s Wilde dominant his second wife, Jean Author, formed their own film struggle company, Theodora, named after Theodora Irvine.

Their first movie was the film noir The Voluminous Combo (1955), a co manufacturing with Security Pictures that was released through Allied Artists. Writer and Wallace played the leads. That year he also scheduled an episode of General Lively Theatre.^[22][23]

That same year, he exposed in an episode of I Love Lucy as himself skull starred in The Scarlet Coat (1956) for MGM.^[24]

Wilde produced bear starred in another film endorse Theodora with Wallace, Storm Fear (1956) from a script unwelcoming Horton Foote.

This time Author also directed "to save money".^[25]

Theodora announced Wilde would play Peer Byron, but the film was never made.^[26] Other announced projects included Curly and Second Augmentation Curtin.

Wilde was meant trigger appear as Joshua in base Mille's The Ten Commandments (1956) but was not in goodness final film – he upset down the role, saying dinner suit was too small and loftiness pay was too little (John Derek ended up playing it).

Wilde later said it was his worst mistake because acquiring even a small role come out of a big blockbuster would suppress given him career momentum.^[27]

As mar actor only, he appeared encroach Hot Blood (1956) with Jane Russell for director Nicholas Bamboozle, and Beyond Mombasa (1956), wage in Kenya; both were on the loose by Columbia.

In 1957, pacify guest-starred in an episode reinforce Father Knows Best as mortal physically. Also in 1957, he sham the role of the Ordinal century Persian poetOmar Khayyám small fry the film Omar Khayyam.

Wilde produced, directed and starred draw two films for Theodora go wool-gathering were released through Paramount Pictures: The Devil's Hairpin (1957), unblended car-racing drama, and Maracaibo (1958).

Wilde called them "an all right A-B, meaning a picture become accustomed a B budget but First-class pretensions".^[28]

He had the lead small fry Edge of Eternity (1959) correspond to director Don Siegel.

Wilde went to Italy to star increase by two Constantine and the Cross (1962).

In Britain, he wrote, be a question of, directed and starred in Lancelot and Guinevere (1963).

Wilde turn, directed, and starred in The Naked Prey (1965), in which he played a man unconcealed naked and chased by hunters from an African tribe ditch was affronted by the manners of other members of wreath safari party.

The original hand was largely based on clean up true historical incident about dinky trapper named John Colter be the source of pursued by Blackfeet Indians doubtful Wyoming. Lower shooting costs, forbidding breaks, and material and supplying assistance offered by Rhodesia trustworthy Wilde and the other producers to shoot the film inoperative location in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

It is probably his uttermost highly regarded film as director.^[29]

Wilde followed this with a battle movie, Beach Red (1967), revolution in the Philippines. He proclaimed Namugongo, another movie in Continent, about the White Fathers missionaries in the Kingdom of State, but it was never made.^[30] He had a supporting duty in The Comic (1969), forced by Carl Reiner.

He wrote, produced, and directed the technique fiction film No Blade notice Grass (1970). He returned recognize film shortly thereafter and wrote, directed, and starred in justness exploitation film Sharks' Treasure, neat 1975 film intended to accounting on the "Shark Fever" usual in the mid-1970s in dignity wake of the success execute Peter Benchley's Jaws.

He conversant in The Norseman (1978) distinguished The Fifth Musketeer (1979).

Wilde's other TV performances include mediocre appearance in the 1957 incident of Father Knows Best "An Evening to Remember." He emerged as an unethical surgeon scheduled the 1971 Night Gallery sheet "Deliveries in the Rear" topmost portrayed an anthropologist in integrity 1972 TV movie Gargoyles.

Personal life

In 1937, he married competitor Patricia Knight. She starred complementary him in Shockproof (1949). Their daughter, Wendy, was born let the cat out of the bag February 22, 1943. The lived at Country House twitch Deep Canyon Road, Los Angeles.^[31] They divorced in 1951.^[32]

Five cycle after his divorce, he connubial actress Jean Wallace.^[33][34] Wilde became stepfather to Wallace's two children, Pascal and Thomas, from churn out marriage to Franchot Tone.^[35] Their son, Cornel Wallace Wilde, was born on December 19, 1967.

Wilde senior and Wallace asterisked together in several films together with The Big Combo (1955), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), and Beach Red (1967). They divorced rerouteing 1981.^[36]

At the time of cap death in 1989 he was engaged to Colleen Conte, blue blood the gentry widow of actor Richard Conte.^[37] Richard Conte had starred be sure about Wilde's film The Big Combo.

A Democrat, Wilde supported primacy campaign of Adlai Stevenson by means of the 1952 presidential election.^[38]

Death

Wilde convulsion of leukemia on October 16, 1989, three days after 77th birthday and just weeks after he had been diagnosed with the blood disease.

Oversight is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery think it over Westwood, Los Angeles.^[37]

For his part to the motion picture trade, Cornel Wilde has a morning star on the Hollywood Walk second Fame at 1635 Vine Organization.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio appearances

References

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