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Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Acting
13 Oct 1912
16 Oct 1989
Prievidza, Hungary

Biography

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 Song to Remember. In the 1950s, he moved to writing, producing and directing films, and still continu...

Also Known As

Jefferson Pascal, Kornél Lajos Weisz, Cornelius Louis Wilde

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