Patricia Wilder
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Patricia 'Honeychile' Wilder (September 8, 1913-August 11, 1995) was an American film actress of the late 1930s.
Born in Macon, Georgia
, Wilder had made her way to Hollywood via New York City
by the mid-1930s to pursue a career in acting. She had first worked as a showgirl
for Bob Hope
while in New York City, in the Palace Theater. She received her first film role in 1936, having a minor part alongside James Stewart
in Speed
. She followed this with two uncredited roles that same year, as well as a credited role alongside Gloria Stewart and Lee Tracy
in Wanted: Jane Turner. She stayed in close allience with Bob Hope, working for him on radio
shows during her entire career, and had her first film role alongside him in the 1936 film Walking on Air.
She had two film appearances in 1937, the first in a minor role in the film New Faces of 1937, which starred Milton Berle
and Joe Penner
, among others, and the second in On Again Off Again alongside Marjorie Lord
and Robert Woolsey
. In 1938 she had minor roles in four films, the biggest of which was My Lucky Star,starring Buddy Ebsen
and Cesar Romero
, along with another Bob Hope film, Little Miss Broadway. Her last film was Thanks for the Memory, starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
, a spinoff film to their hit song "Thanks for the Memory
". Dissatisfied with the path of her career, Wilder retired from acting after that film.
Her second husband was Albert Cernadas, an Argentine millionaire. In 1949 she married her third husband, Prince
Fritz Alexander Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst, with whom she would remain married until his death in 1984.
Known as Honeychile, she died in New York City in 1995.
See an excerpt of Raymond Strait's book on Bob Hope featuring Patricia Wilder
http://books.google.com/books?id=u6ylpEbRwgkC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=bob+hope+in+macon,+ga&source=web&ots=vYmvwqpd4T&sig=qnJpGOe1lskLf9RkMDxQ1_dfE-E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA95,M1
Patricia Wilder grew up with 12 brothers and sisters. She was survived by four brothers - Harry, Fred, Oscar and Henry and two sisters, Nell and Martha Ann. While the newspaper in New York stated she only had one brother (Henry), this was grossly incorrect. She had communicated regularly with her siblings up until her death, as indicated by several postcards and letters sent to them. She was most fond and proud of all her brothers and sisters. It is apparent that whomever wrote the obituary on Mrs. Wilder's behalf was either ignorant or deceitful.
Born in Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, Wilder had made her way to Hollywood via New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by the mid-1930s to pursue a career in acting. She had first worked as a showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
for Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
while in New York City, in the Palace Theater. She received her first film role in 1936, having a minor part alongside James Stewart
James Stewart (actor)
James Maitland Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime...
in Speed
Speed (1936 film)
Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film starring James Stewart in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie. Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location...
. She followed this with two uncredited roles that same year, as well as a credited role alongside Gloria Stewart and Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
William Lee Tracy was an American actor.- Early life :Tracy was born in Atlanta, Georgia.After graduating from Western Military Academy in 1918 he studied electrical engineering at Union College, and then served as a 2nd lieutenant in World War I. In the early 1920s he decided to work as an actor...
in Wanted: Jane Turner. She stayed in close allience with Bob Hope, working for him on radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
shows during her entire career, and had her first film role alongside him in the 1936 film Walking on Air.
She had two film appearances in 1937, the first in a minor role in the film New Faces of 1937, which starred Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Milton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
and Joe Penner
Joe Penner
Joe Penner was an American 1930s-era vaudeville, radio and film comedian. He was an ethnic Hungarian born as József Pintér in Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary...
, among others, and the second in On Again Off Again alongside Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord is an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" Williams opposite Danny Thomas on Make Room for Daddy and later Make Room for Granddaddy.-Early life and career:...
and Robert Woolsey
Robert Woolsey
Robert Woolsey was an American stage and screen comedian and half of the 1930s comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey....
. In 1938 she had minor roles in four films, the biggest of which was My Lucky Star,starring Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
and Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. was an American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years...
, along with another Bob Hope film, Little Miss Broadway. Her last film was Thanks for the Memory, starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross was an American actress and singer.Ross was born Bernice Gaunt in Omaha, Nebraska but her family relocated to California when she was a child. She studied at Hollywood High School and the University of California and auditioned successfully for Gus Arnheim's band during her second...
, a spinoff film to their hit song "Thanks for the Memory
Thanks for the Memory
"Thanks for the Memory" is a popular song, with music composed by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Shep Fields and His Orchestra with vocals by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross...
". Dissatisfied with the path of her career, Wilder retired from acting after that film.
Her second husband was Albert Cernadas, an Argentine millionaire. In 1949 she married her third husband, Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
Fritz Alexander Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst, with whom she would remain married until his death in 1984.
Known as Honeychile, she died in New York City in 1995.
See an excerpt of Raymond Strait's book on Bob Hope featuring Patricia Wilder
http://books.google.com/books?id=u6ylpEbRwgkC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=bob+hope+in+macon,+ga&source=web&ots=vYmvwqpd4T&sig=qnJpGOe1lskLf9RkMDxQ1_dfE-E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA95,M1
Patricia Wilder grew up with 12 brothers and sisters. She was survived by four brothers - Harry, Fred, Oscar and Henry and two sisters, Nell and Martha Ann. While the newspaper in New York stated she only had one brother (Henry), this was grossly incorrect. She had communicated regularly with her siblings up until her death, as indicated by several postcards and letters sent to them. She was most fond and proud of all her brothers and sisters. It is apparent that whomever wrote the obituary on Mrs. Wilder's behalf was either ignorant or deceitful.