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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the Screen Actors Guild, and also served on the Santa Monica City Council .
Dec 15, 2020 · A father of four, Wendell Corey was one of the first Hollywood actors involved in politics. He served as master of ceremonies for the Republican National Conventions of 1956 and 1960.
Wendell Corey was a hard-working American character actor who appeared in numerous movies and television productions in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Born on March 20, 1914 in Dracut, Massachusetts, in the northeastern part of the Commonwealth near the New Hampshire border, Corey was the son of a Congregationalist clergyman.
- March 20, 1914
- November 8, 1968
Film star and actor Wendell Corey, the American stage film and television actor, has died in Hollywood at the age of 54. He was an actor who only entered the theatre by chance, and who did not make his film debut until well into middle age.
Wendell Corey (1914–1968) was just such an actor, a frumpy figure who could linger lukewarm, exit with grace, and, when needed, raise an unexpected chill. His first film, 1947's Desert Fury, finds him instigating violence.
Yoakam will play Wendell Corey, the head of a giant aerospace company defended by powerful law firm Cooperman McBride, Borns Tech. Billy McBride, played by Billy Bob Thornton, takes on both of these “goliath” businesses this fall in Season 1. The down-and-out lawyer is seeking redemption — his one shot depends on getting justice in a ...
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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor and politician. He began his acting career on the stage, doing a number of productions in summer stock. His Broadway debut was in Comes the Revelation (1942).
