
The actor was a product of City College of New York, and Columbia University. In 1989, he passed on after suffering from leukemia. He died just 3 days after his 77th birthday. He won the "Best Performances of the Month (March)" at the 1952 Photoplay Awards for the work titled "The Greatest Show on Earth'. 1936 Olympic Fencing Team when he landed a role on Broadway.

Wilde dropped out of college and quit the U.S. In 1971, his role in "No Blade of Grass" landed him a nomination for Hugo Awards’ "Best Dramatic Presentation". Married twice: actress Patricia Knight (1938-51), one daughter actress Jean Wallace (1951-1980), one son.Early years: Wilde grew up in Europe, where his father was a cosmetic salesman. Elizabeth Burns ( Lauren Bacall) is becoming estranged from her driven husband Sidney ( Fred MacMurray) because his work is consuming him and undermining his health she fears a promotion would eventually kill him. His role in "A Song to Remember" earned him a nomination for the "Best Actor in a Leading Role" award at the 1946 Academy Awards, USA. Bill and Katie Baxter ( Cornel Wilde and June Allyson) are a loving couple from Kansas City. His children were Wendy and Cornel Wilde Jr. Based on John Christophers novel of the same name, the Columbia Pictures production was set to star Wilde, his wife Jean Wallace, Cliff Robertson, Diane Foster. He was married to actress, Jean Wallace between 19. He wedded actress Patricia Knight in 1937 and divorced in 1941. He went on to play successful roles in other films and television shows like "Kisses for Breakfast" (1941), "A Thousand and One Nights" (1945), and "The Fifth Musketeer" (1979). He died of leukemia three days after his seventy-fourth birthday.Cornel Wilde was a renowned actor and director who earned his first acting role in 1935 on Broadway. He directed and/or starred in several critically acclaimed films in the 1950s and 1960s including "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) "The Big Combo" (1955) and "The Naked Prey" (1966). After forming a production company, he became one of the pioneers in the "film noir" style of motion picture making that became popular during this period. Cornel Wilde Jr was born on June 25, 1935, in Los Angeles, California. He continued to act in the 1950s but increasingly became more interested in directing. His success in this film propelled his career and he starred in several more romantic and swashbuckling roles throughout the decade. 1991 PAPE Jf Wilde: a look back whatever happened to Cornel Wilde yab San Antonio, Tex. After playing some minor roles he became a star in 1945 for his portrayal of Frederic Chopin in "A Song to Remember", receiving an Oscar nomination for this role. In 1940 he was both the fencing choreographer for and an actor in the Broadway play "Romeo and Juliet." His work was noticed by Hollywood and he soon ventured west. He gave up medical school and, just prior to the 1936 Olympics, quit the United States fencing team in order to pursue a career in the theater.

His extensive travels to Europe allowed the young man to learn many languages and develop an intercontinental flamboyance that would become an endearing quality to his fans. Cornel Wilde had an encounter with Nancy Valentine (1947).

Born Kornél Lajos Weisz in Prievidza, Hungary (modern day Prievidza, Slovakia), he emmigrated the United States with his family in 1920, and had his name Americanized to Cornel Louis Wilde. Cornel Wilde was previously married to Jean Wallace (1951 - 1982) and Patricia Knight (1937 - 1951).
