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Wallace Reid was an American actor, singer and race car driver in silent film, known as "the screen's most perfect lover". He died in 1923 from influenza complications after a morphine addiction, and his widow campaigned against drug abuse.
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.
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- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Dec 17, 2020 · Learn about the life and death of Wallace Reid, one of the most popular leading men of the silent era, who bought a house in Hacienda Park next to William S. Hart. Discover how his addiction, illness and scandal ended his career and his life in 1923.
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...
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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.
Wallace Reid was a popular silent film actor and director who starred in films by D.W. Griffith and Allan Dwan. He died in 1923 from a morphine addiction after a train accident and a flu infection.
