1. Wendell Reid Corey was an American stage, film, and television actor.
14 Facts About Wendell Corey
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Wendell Corey was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the Screen Actors Guild, and served on the Santa Monica City Council.
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Wendell Corey's father was a Congregationalist clergyman and an actor who appeared in Rawhide as Dr Tucker.
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Wendell Corey's ancestors included US Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
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Wendell Corey took the role and stayed with the theater group for a year, working in the department store during the day and acting at night.
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Wendell Corey went on to serve a long apprenticeship in the theater, producing, directing and acting in hundreds of plays in summer stock.
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Wendell Corey had a good part in Columbia's No Sad Songs for Me playing Margaret Sullavan's husband.
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Wendell Corey co-starred with Lana Turner in A Life of Her Own but pulled out after only a few days, claiming he was miscast.
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Wendell Corey had one of his most memorable roles when he played Lt.
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Wendell Corey toured the US on stage in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial in 1954.
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Wendell Corey was a series lead in Harbor Command, starring alongside Casey Walters.
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Wendell Corey was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild.
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Wendell Corey supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.
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Wendell Corey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, awarded for his work in TV, at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles.