Wendell Corey
Biography
Wendell Corey was a talented actor and politician who began his career on stage in summer stock productions. He made his Broadway debut in Comes the Revelation (1942) before transitioning to film with Paramount Pictures in the late 1940s. Corey also had notable roles in television series such as Harbor Command and The Eleventh Hour, before pursuing a career in politics, serving on the Santa Monica City Council and as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.