Ted Wilde
Illustration — From a 1926 publication Ted Wilde (– December 17, 1929) was an American comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff.
Ted Wilde
Harold Lloyd Corporation · Variety (December 1926), on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Born
- 1889 · New York City.
- Died
- 1929 · Hollywood.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · writer · director
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — From a 1926 publication Ted Wilde (– December 17, 1929) was an American comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff.
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• The Battling Orioles (1924) • The Goofy Age (1924) • A Sailor Papa (1925) • The Haunted Honeymoon (1925) • The Kid Brother (1927) • Babe Comes Home (1927) • Speedy (1928) • Loose Ankles (1930) • Clancy in Wall Street (1930)
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1929
Ted Wilde died at Hollywood.
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His final film as a director was Clancy in Wall Street. He died of a stroke in Hollywood at the age of 36 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
At the 1st Academy Awards on May 16, 1929, Wilde was nominated as Best Director of a Comedy Picture for the film Speedy but lost to Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights.
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