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Cornel Wilde
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Hungarian-American actor and film director
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Cornel Wilde, born Weisz Kornél Lajos in Prievidza, was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his work period in 1935 and is associated with the Western genre. Wilde was educated at Columbia University and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He held citizenship in the United States and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Wilde was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His spouses were Jean Wallace and Patricia Knight. He died of leukemia in Los Angeles on October 16, 1989, from natural causes. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Prievidza, Hungary
Cornel Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and film director. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited appearances in films. By the 1940s, he had signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, and by the mid-1940s, he was a major leading man. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 1945's A…
Known for
- Flesh and Bullets — Police Captain1985
- Murder, She Wrote — Duncan Barnett1984
- The Fifth Musketeer — D'Artagnan1979
- The Norseman — Ragnar1978
- Sharks' Treasure — Jim Carnahan1975
- Gargoyles — Dr. Mercer Boley1972
- Night Gallery1970
- The Comic — Frank Powers1969
- Beach Red — Capt. MacDonald / Narrator1967
- The Naked Prey — The Man1965
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1912
- Active to
- 1989
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19
- Total plays
- 53
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1912–1981
- Gender
- Unknown
Recorded by 1 library
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Place of birth
- Prievidza
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Patricia Knight
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Cornel Wilde in 1946.jpg
Show 17 more facts
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- Cornel Wilde
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1912-10-13
- date of death
- 1989-10-16
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Cornel Wilde
- birth name
- Weisz Kornél Lajos
- name in native language
- Cornelius Louis Wilde
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Cornel Wilde
- pseudonym
- Louis Nelius
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- writing language
- English language
- floruit
- 1900-01-01
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
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