Ted Wilde (December 16, 1889 – December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of

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, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in

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. His initial career was as a member of

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

's writing staff. His final film as a director was ''

Clancy in Wall Street ''Clancy in Wall Street'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film. It stars Charles Murray, who had made a number of films for Edward Small. It was also known as ''Clancy Caught Short'' and was described as the first comedy about the stock mark ...

''. He died of a stroke in Hollywood at the age of 40, and was interred in the

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in Glendale, California.

Awards

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy Picture, but did not win, in the

1st Academy Awards The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best films from 1 August 1927 to 31 July 1928 and took place on May 1 ...

for the film ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

The Battling Orioles ''Battling Orioles'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and Ted Wilde and starring Glenn Tryon, Blanche Mehaffey, and John T. Prince.Munden p. 444 Synopsis When a young barber's girlfriend is effectively kidnapped by ...

'' (1924) * ''The Goofy Age'' (1924) * ''A Sailor Papa'' (1925) * '' The Haunted Honeymoon'' (1925) * ''

The Kid Brother ''The Kid Brother'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was successful and popular upon release and today is considered by critics and fans to be one of Lloyd's best films, integrating el ...

'' (1927) * '' Babe Comes Home'' (1927) * ''

'' (1928) * ''

Loose Ankles ''Loose Ankles'' is a 1930 pre-Code romantic comedy with songs, produced and released by First National Pictures, which had become a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film was directed by Ted Wilde and stars Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ...

'' (1930) * ''

'' (1930)

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* * 1889 births 1929 deaths Writers from New York City American male screenwriters Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Film directors from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1880s-stub