William Wallace Reid Jr. (June 18, 1917 – February 28, 1990) was an American actor.
Wallace Reid Jr. | |
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.jpg) Reid in 1925 | |
| Born | June 18, 1917 |
| Died | February 28, 1990 (aged 72) Santa Monica Bay, California, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Architect |
| Years active | 1920–1943 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Hal Reid (paternal grandfather), Harry Davenport (maternal grandfather), Alice Davenport (maternal grandmother), Edward Loomis Davenport (maternal great-grandfather), Fanny Vining Davenport (maternal great-grandmother) |
Life and career
editReid's father was actor Wallace Reid Sr..[1] His mother, Dorothy Davenport, and his grandmother, Alice Davenport, were actresses.[2]
By the time he was 15 years old, Reid was interested in automobiles. When he came home from school he regularly changed clothes and began working on a four-cylinder racing car that he and a friend were building by using parts from old cars.[3] In 1936 he served a 15-day jail sentence for reckless driving.[4]
Reid's entry into the film industry came when he worked for independent producer Willis Kent.[5]
He appeared in 10 films, later becoming an architect. He died at age 72 when his home-built Rutan Long-EZ airplane crashed into Santa Monica Bay, near his home, during heavy fog.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Moran, Julio (27 February 1990). "Pilot dies in crash of his home-built plane at sea". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Wallace Reid name is back". The Muncie Sunday Star. April 17, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Son Of Wallace Reid To Make Venture In Motion Pictures". The Sunday Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. Associated Press. May 8, 1932. p. 39. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wallace Reid, Jr., Freed, Plans To Start Orchestra". The Evening Sun. September 19, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wallace Reid's Son to Star in Talkies". Sunday World-Herald. Nebraska, Omaha. October 16, 1932. p. 9 E. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Wallace Reid Jr. at IMDb
- Wallace Reid Jr. in later years signed Index Card
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