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Known for:	The Greatest Show on Earth, The Naked Prey, Beach Red
Birth name:	Cornelius Louis Wilde
Birthday:	13 October 1915, New York, New York, USA
Height:	6' 1" (1.85 m)

Daughter Wendy born 1943. Son Cornel Wilde Jr. Wilde spoke Hungarian, French, German, English, Italian, and Russian. At his death he was editing his autobiography, "My Very Wilde Life, " and working on a sequel to his acclaimed film 'The Naked Prey'. A highly intelligent student, he graduated from Townsend Harris High School in New York at the age of 14. Prior to his film career, Wilde had various jobs as a commercial artist, Macy toys salesman, newspaper advertiser and Boys' Club counselor. Enrolled as a pre-med student at New York City College and completed the four-year course in three years. Chosen for the 1936 Olympic fencing team in Berlin, he turned down the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actively pursue acting. His role as Tybalt in Laurence Olivier's 1940 Broadway production of "Romeo and Juliet" led to a Warner Bros. contract. Daughter Wendy born February 22, 1943. Although most records indicate Wilde was born in New York City, the 1930 U.S. Census and the California Death Records database both state that he was born in Hungary.

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