FILM DIRECTOR

Ted Wilde

1889 - 1929

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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. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Wilde has received more than 27,707 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Wilde is the 1,051st most popular film director (up from 1,096th in 2019), the 6,748th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,234th in 2019) and the 261st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ted Wildes by language

Over the past year Ted Wilde has had the most page views in the with 3,039 views, followed by Russian (756), and Danish (537). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (155.71%), Egyptian Arabic (73.87%), and Ukrainian (53.77%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ted Wilde ranks 1,051 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark L. Lester, Bruno Dumont, Grigori Roshal, Marleen Gorris, Noah Baumbach, and Eduardo Serra. After him are Richard Dembo, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Zalman King, John Seale, Kihachi Okamoto, and Richard Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Ted Wilde ranks 223. Before him are Richard O'Connor, Stanley Morison, Paul Deman, Giovanni Micheletto, James L. Peters, and Arnulf Øverland. After him are Fanny Durack, Walter Catlett, Stafford Cripps, Carl O. Sauer, Dietrich Kraiss, and K. B. Hedgewar. Among people deceased in 1929, Ted Wilde ranks 113. Before him are Henry Scott Tuke, Wilfred Baddeley, Emilie Snethlage, Rudolf Kittel, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, and Marie Hankel. After him are Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, David Dunbar Buick, Giacomo Bresadola, Jozef Murgaš, Eugenio Tosi, and André Messager.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Wilde ranks 6,748 out of 20,380. Before him are William M. Evarts (1818), Samuel Dexter (1761), Jenny Shimizu (1967), Abbey Lincoln (1930), Teri Weigel (1962), and Lee Pace (1979). After him are Tabitha King (1949), Paul Whiteman (1890), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Edie McClurg (1951), Memphis Slim (1915), and Patty Murray (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ted Wilde ranks 261. Before him are Barbara Hammer (1939), Todd Haynes (1961), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Bill Condon (1955), Mark L. Lester (1946), and Noah Baumbach (1969). After him are Zalman King (1941), Cameron Crowe (1957), Byron Haskin (1899), Joe Ranft (1960), Robert Parrish (1916), and Harold Becker (1928).

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Filmography

The Freshman
Director
Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special way of introducing himself that he saw in a movie. When he arrives at Tate University, he soon becomes the target of practical jokes and ridicule. With the help of his one real friend Peggy, he resolves to make every possible effort to become popular.
Sep 20o 19257 / 10
The Kid Brother
Director
The most important family in Hickoryville is (not surprisingly) the Hickorys, with sheriff Jim and his tough manly sons Leo and Olin. The timid youngest son, Harold, doesn't have the muscles to match up to them, so he has to use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and also the love of beautiful Mary.
Jan 17o 19277 / 10
Girl Shy
Director
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Apr 20o 19246.9 / 10