Wendell Corey
b.3/20/1914 Dracut, MA
d.11/08/1968
Father was a Congregational Minister Wendell performed in off Broadway plays in the 1930s and received leading roles on Broadway in the 1940s including leading man in “Dream Girls” Discovered by Producer Hal D. Wallis while performing in play Signed with Paramount Pictures 1941 President Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Director Screen Actors Guild City Councilman Santa Monica California First cinematic movie: “Desert Fury” 1942
Filmography:
Desert Fury, I Walk Alone, The Accused, The Search, Sorry Wrong Number, Holiday Affair, Thelma Jordan, The Furies, The Great Missouri Raid, Wild Blue Yonder, Rich Young and Pretty, Wild North, Hell’s Half Acre, Rear Window, The Bold and the Brave, The Rack, Loving You, Alias Jesse James, Waco, Cyborg, Red Tomahawk, Astro Zombies