| Wallace Reid Jr. | |
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.jpg) Reid in 1925 | |
| Born | (1917-06-18)June 18, 1917 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | February 28, 1990(1990-02-28) (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) |
William Wallace Reid Jr. (June 18, 1917 – February 28, 1990) was an American actor.
Life and career
Reid's father was actor Wallace Reid Sr.. His mother, Dorothy Davenport, and his grandmother, Alice Davenport, were actresses.
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. In 1936 he served a 15-day jail sentence for reckless driving.
Reid's entry into the film industry came when he worked for independent producer Willis Kent.
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.
References
- ^ 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
- Wallace Reid Jr. at IMDb
- Wallace Reid Jr. in later years signed Index Card
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