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Wallace Reid (April 15, 1892 – January 18, 1923) was an actor in silent film referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". Born William Wallace Reid in St. Louis, Missouri into a show business family. His mother, Bertha Westbrook (1868-1939), was an actress and his father, James Halleck aka Hal Reid (actor) (1862–1920), worked successfully in a variety of theatrical jobs, travelling the country. As a boy, Wallace Reid was performing on stage at an early age but acting was put on hold while he obtained an education at Freehold Military School in Freehold Township, New Jersey. Reid... MORE

Wallace Reid (April 15, 1892 – January 18, 1923) was an actor in silent film referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". Born William Wallace Reid in St. Louis, Missouri into a show business family. His mother, Bertha Westbrook (1868-1939), was an actress and his father, James Halleck aka Hal Reid (actor) (1862–1920), worked successfully in a variety of theatrical jobs, travelling the country. As a boy, Wallace Reid was performing on stage at an early age but acting was put on hold while he obtained an education at Freehold Military School in Freehold Township, New Jersey. Reid graduated from Perkiomen Seminary in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania in 1909. A gifted all-around athlete, Reid participated in a number of sports while also following an interest in music, learning to play the piano, banjo, drums, and the violin. As a teenager, he spent time in Wyoming where he learned to be an outdoorsman. Reid was drawn to the burgeoning motion picture industry by his father, who would shift from the theatre to acting, writing, and directing films. In 1910, Reid appeared in his first film, The Phoenix, an adaptation of a Milton Nobles play filmed at Selig Polyscope Studios in Chicago. Reid LESS