Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde
Wilde in the 1940s
Born	Kornél Lajos Weisz (1912-10-13)October 13, 1912[1] Privigye, Kingdom 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 Park, Los Angeles, California
Other names	Clark Wales, Jefferson Pascal
Education	Columbia University
Occupations	Actor filmmaker
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; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker.

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 continued his career as an actor. He also went into songwriting during his career.