Thomas Wilde(1916-2005)
- Actor
Tom Wilde or "Big Daddy", as he was known to his drama students, adored
the theater. He acted in plays in San Francisco and The Music Circus
and various commercials in Sacramento. After his short television
career in Hollywood, he found the "dream job" of his life and became a
drama teacher at Encina High School in Sacramento,CA., producing and
directing classic plays such as "Guys and Dolls", "1776", which he
starred, in and "Bye Bye Birdie". He lived in Sacramento, California
most of his life with his adoring wife, Neva Wilde and their two
children. He is the grandfather of actor/producer Jennifer Bushnell.