Cornel Wilde
Birthday: 13 October 1912, Prievidza, Hungary [now Slovakia]
Birth Name: Kornel Lajos Weisz
Height: 185 cm
Dashing actor Cornel Wilde was born Kornel Lajos Weisz on October 13, 1912, in Prievidza, Hungary (now part of Slovakia), to a Jewish family. In 1920, he immigrated to New York City with his parents, ...Show More
[on working with Paul Muni on A Song to Remember (1945)] He was very difficult to work with. He said Show more
[on working with Paul Muni on A Song to Remember (1945)] He was very difficult to work with. He said he didn't want to hear how I did it, he had no interest in how I portrayed it, he had his own conception of [Frédéric Chopin] and he told me he'd worked on his role in relation to that conception, and he didn't care how I played it. And that was the approach to teamwork on that film. Hide
[on Linda Darnell] Experienced, beautiful and nice--a nice person.
[on Linda Darnell] Experienced, beautiful and nice--a nice person.
I realized long ago that I could not depend on luck to bring me success. I worked hard, extra hard t Show more
I realized long ago that I could not depend on luck to bring me success. I worked hard, extra hard to improve my chance by increasing my abilities and my experience. It was my goal to accomplish, in my life, something of value and to do it with self-respect and integrity. Hide