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Cornel Wilde

1912 - 1989

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornel Wilde is the 631st most popular actor (down from 620th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 106th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Actor.

He is most famous for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and his play Salome.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cornel Wilde ranks 631 out of 13,578. Before him are Michèle Morgan, Ingrid Thulin, Dick Clark, Faten Hamama, Halle Berry, and Lance Henriksen. After him are Morgan Fairchild, Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker, Eleonora Duse, Laurence Fishburne, and Jennifer Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Cornel Wilde ranks 57. Before him are Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Doisneau, George Emil Palade, Duško Popov, Isser Harel, and Don Siegel. After him are Kathleen Ferrier, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Lawrence Durrell, Salvador Luria, and Otto Kretschmer. Among people deceased in 1989, Cornel Wilde ranks 41. Before him are William Shockley, John Cassavetes, Sugar Ray Robinson, Giuseppe Siri, Danilo Kiš, and Leon Festinger. After him are Bruce Chatwin, Charles J. Pedersen, Joris Ivens, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Uichiro Hatta, and Kōnosuke Matsushita.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Cornel Wilde ranks 114 out of 1,077. Before him are Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), László Sólyom (1942), Ágnes Heller (1929), Taksony of Hungary (931), Ján Kollár (1793), and Emma Orczy (1865). After him are Zoltán of Hungary (896), Margaret Mahler (1897), Pál Schmitt (1942), József Bozsik (1925), Judit Polgár (1976), and István Szabó (1938).

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Among ACTORS In Hungary

Among actors born in Hungary, Cornel Wilde ranks 2. Before him are Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917). After him are Paul Lukas (1894), Marta Eggerth (1912), Michu Meszaros (1939), Julio Baghy (1891), Mickey Hargitay (1926), Eva Gabor (1919), Flóra Kádár (1928), Catherine Schell (1944), Eva Bartok (1927), and Vilma Bánky (1901).

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