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William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) [1] was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". [2] He also had a brief career as a racing driver.
Wallace Reid. Actor: Carmen. The son of writer-theater producer-director-actor Hal Reid, Wallace was on stage by the age of four in the act with his parents. He spent most of his early years, not on the stage, but in private schools where he excelled in music and athletics.
Dec 28, 2023 · Left, Wally’s injury on the set of “The Valley of the Giants” set his drug addiction in motion; right: Wallace Reid. Wallace Reid and his wife, the former child star Dorothy Davenport, were a power couple in their day. Wally was a bona fide all-American–a Princeton graduate–who could play action roles as well as romantic leads.
Nov 14, 2023 · Wallace Reid was a shining light in Hollywood's roaring twenties silent film era, but he was a tragedy in waiting, succumbing to a life of addiction and excess.
Apr 9, 2020 · A prime example is Wallace Reid, major leading man of the 1910s and early 1920s. As a performer, he’s known mainly to silent film buffs. As a name, he has the sad distinction of being the first major Hollywood star to die of a drug addiction.
Nov 8, 2013 · For a decade Wallace Reid was the most recognized face in Hollywood, the most universally beloved actor in silent film. Today all that is widely remembered of "Wally" Reid...
William Wallace Halleck Reid was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driv... English
Find the location of Wallace Reid's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born April 15, 1891 in St....
Wallace Reid was an American actor in silent film referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". Wallace Reid appeared in several films with his father, and as his career in film flourished, he was soon acting and directing with and for early film mogul Allan Dwan.
Biography of actor Wallace Reid, handsome and energetic star of the early silent short and feature film eras, before his career was cut tragically short by narcotic addiction.
