Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 â€" November 8, 1968) was an
American actor and politician. He was President of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was a board member of the Screen
Actors Guild.Corey was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of
Milton Rothwell Corey (October 24, 1879 â€" October 23, 1951) and
Julia Etta McKenney (April 11, 1882 â€" June 16, 1947). His father was
a Congregationalist clergyman. Wendell was educated in Springfield,
Massachusetts. His ancestors included U.S. Presidents John Adams and
John Quincy Adams.Before becoming an actor, Corey was a
washing-machine salesman in a department store.Corey "began acting in
1938 with the depression-spawned Federal Theatre Project". His
Broadway debut was in Comes the Revelation (1942), which had a short
run. He followed it with the mildly popular Strip for Action
(1942â€"43) by Lindsay and Crouse; The First Million (1943); Manhattan
Nocturne (1943) directed by Stella Adler; Jackpot (1944); But Not
Goodbye (1944) by George Seaton; and The Wind is Ninety with Kirk
Douglas.
American actor and politician. He was President of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was a board member of the Screen
Actors Guild.Corey was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of
Milton Rothwell Corey (October 24, 1879 â€" October 23, 1951) and
Julia Etta McKenney (April 11, 1882 â€" June 16, 1947). His father was
a Congregationalist clergyman. Wendell was educated in Springfield,
Massachusetts. His ancestors included U.S. Presidents John Adams and
John Quincy Adams.Before becoming an actor, Corey was a
washing-machine salesman in a department store.Corey "began acting in
1938 with the depression-spawned Federal Theatre Project". His
Broadway debut was in Comes the Revelation (1942), which had a short
run. He followed it with the mildly popular Strip for Action
(1942â€"43) by Lindsay and Crouse; The First Million (1943); Manhattan
Nocturne (1943) directed by Stella Adler; Jackpot (1944); But Not
Goodbye (1944) by George Seaton; and The Wind is Ninety with Kirk
Douglas.
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