Ted Wilde

Ted Wilde (1892 or 1893 – December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930.

His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff.

He died of a stroke in Hollywood at the age of 36 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

[1][2] At the 1st Academy Awards on May 16, 1929, Wilde was nominated as Best Director of a Comedy Picture for the film Speedy but lost to Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights.

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