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'''Princess Patricia Anne zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst''' (née Wilder) ( September 8, 1913 – August 11, 1995) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[film actress]] of the late 1930s.


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==Biography==
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Born in [[Macon, Georgia]], Wilder had made her way to [[Hollywood, California|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, New York|Palace Theater]]. She received her first film role in 1936, having a minor part alongside [[James Stewart]] in ''[[Speed (1936 film)|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 alliance 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 (1936 film)|Walking on Air]]''.
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'''Patricia Anne zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst''' (''née'' '''Patricia Wilder''') (September 8, 1913 – August 11, 1995) was an American [[film actress]] of the late 1930s.
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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 (1938 film)|My Lucky Star]]'', starring [[Buddy Ebsen]] and [[Cesar Romero]], along with a [[Shirley Temple]] film, ''[[Little Miss Broadway]]''. Her last film was Bob Hope's ''[[Thanks for the Memory (film)|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 afterwards.


==Early life==
She was first married to Robin (Curly) Harris.<ref>[[Oscar Levant]], ''Memoirs of an Amnesiac'', p. 117</ref> Her second husband was Albert Cernadas, an Argentine millionaire. On 21 May 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut, she married her third husband, Prince Alexander zu [[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst]], to whom she would remain married until his death in 1984.
Wilder was born on September 8, 1913, in [[Macon, Georgia]]. She was a daughter of Oscar Owen Wilder and Laura Bryant ([[née]] Watson) Wilder. She grew up with 12 brothers and sisters.<ref>{{cite web | title=She was born in Macon but died in New York City as a princess | website=macon | date=2016-11-15 | url=https://www.macon.com/living/article114870598.html | access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/obituaries/honeychile-wilder-76-ex-showgirl-and-princess.html | title=Honeychile Wilder, 76, Ex-Showgirl and Princess | author=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=20 August 1995 | accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
Known as Honey Chile, she died in New York City in 1995.
She made her way to [[Hollywood, California|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 Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theater]].


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She received her first film role in 1936, having a minor part alongside [[James Stewart]] in ''[[Speed (1936 film)|Speed]]''. She followed this with two uncredited roles that same year, as well as a credited role alongside [[Gloria Stuart]] and [[Lee Tracy]] in ''[[Wanted! Jane Turner]]''. She stayed in close alliance 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 (1936 film)|Walking on Air]]''.
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 obituary in New York stated she only had one brother (Henry),<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/obituaries/honeychile-wilder-76-ex-showgirl-and-princess.html | title=Honeychile Wilder, 76, Ex-Showgirl and Princess | author=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=20 August 1995 | accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> 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.(source)


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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 (1938 film)|My Lucky Star]]'', starring [[Buddy Ebsen]] and [[Cesar Romero]], along with a [[Shirley Temple]] film, ''[[Little Miss Broadway]]''. Her last film was Bob Hope's ''[[Thanks for the Memory (film)|Thanks for the Memory]]'', starring Bob Hope and [[Shirley Ross]].
Patricia "Honey Chile" Wilder is the person "Holly Golightly" in [[Truman Capote]]'s ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'', and she inspired the name "Honeychile 'Honey' Ryder" in [[Ian Fleming]]'s ''[[Dr. No (novel)|Dr. No]]''.

==Later years and death==
In 1935, she married reporter Robin "Curly" Harris.<ref>[[Oscar Levant]], ''Memoirs of an Amnesiac'', p. 117</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rumor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75697669/1935-rumor/ |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The Scranton Tribune]] |date=1 November 1935 |pages=13}}</ref> Her second husband was Albert Cernadas, an Argentine millionaire, whom she wed in 1941.<ref name="1951Announcement">{{cite news |title='HONEYCHILE' WILDER IS BRIDE OF PRINCE |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75697374/honeychile-wilder-is-bride-of-prince/ |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The Bridgeport Post]] |date=7 May 1951 |pages=33}}</ref>

On 21 May 1951 in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], she married her third husband, Prince Alexander zu [[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst]].<ref name="1950Engagement">{{cite news |title=TROTH ANNOUNCED OF MISS O'CONNOR; Twin of Countess Crespi to Be Bride of Alexander Hohenlohe, Who Is a Former Prince |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/02/26/archives/troth-announced-of-miss-oconnor-twin-of-countess-crespi-to-be-bride.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=26 February 1950}}</ref> He was a son of Austrian diplomat [[Prince Alfred of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] and the former Catharine Britton of [[Washington D.C.]] (a daughter of [[Alexander B. Britton]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Times |first1=Special to The New York |title=MISS BRITTON WED TO AUSTRIAN PRINCE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Britton Marries Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst. HE IS EMBASSY ATTACHE Mgr. Russell Officiates at Simple Ceremony Attended by Diplomats of the Central Powers. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/12/15/archives/miss-britton-wed-to-austrian-prince-daughter-of-mr-and-mrs-alex.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 December 1916}}</ref><ref name="1929Death">{{cite news |title=AMERICAN PRINCESS IS DEAD IN VIENNA; Former Catharine Britton of Washington Wed to Prince Alfred Hohenlohe in 1916. WAS WAR NURSE IN FRANCE Death Was Caused by Sudden illness Resulting in Paralysis of theLungs--Operation Unavailing. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/06/25/archives/american-princess-is-dead-in-vienna-former-catharine-britton-of-was.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 June 1929}}</ref> They remained married until his death in 1984.<ref name="198Obit">{{cite news |title=Obituary for Prince Hohenlohe (Aged 71) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75697767/obituary-for-prince-hohenlohe-aged-71/ |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |date=14 January 1984 |pages=22}}</ref>

Honeychile died in New York City in 1995.<ref name="1995Obit">{{cite news |last1=Thomas Jr. |first1=Robert Mcg. |title=Honeychile Wilder, 76, Ex-Showgirl and Princess |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/obituaries/honeychile-wilder-76-ex-showgirl-and-princess.html?searchResultPosition=3 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 20, 1995}}</ref>


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Patricia Hohenlohe
Born
Patricia Wilder

(1913-09-08)September 8, 1913
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 11, 1995(1995-08-11) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Spouses
Robin Harris
​
​
(m. 1935, divorced)​
Albert Cernadas
​
​
(m. 1941, divorced)​
Prince Alexander zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
​
​
(m. 1951; died 1984)​

Patricia Anne zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (née Patricia Wilder) (September 8, 1913 – August 11, 1995) was an American film actress of the late 1930s.

Early life

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Wilder was born on September 8, 1913, in Macon, Georgia. She was a daughter of Oscar Owen Wilder and Laura Bryant (née Watson) Wilder. She grew up with 12 brothers and sisters.[1][2]

Career

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She 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 Stuart and Lee Tracy in Wanted! Jane Turner. She stayed in close alliance 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 a Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Broadway. Her last film was Bob Hope's Thanks for the Memory, starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.

Later years and death

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In 1935, she married reporter Robin "Curly" Harris.[3][4] Her second husband was Albert Cernadas, an Argentine millionaire, whom she wed in 1941.[5]

On 21 May 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut, she married her third husband, Prince Alexander zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst.[6] He was a son of Austrian diplomat Prince Alfred of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and the former Catharine Britton of Washington D.C. (a daughter of Alexander B. Britton).[7][8] They remained married until his death in 1984.[9]

Honeychile died in New York City in 1995.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "She was born in Macon but died in New York City as a princess". macon. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (20 August 1995). "Honeychile Wilder, 76, Ex-Showgirl and Princess". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Oscar Levant, Memoirs of an Amnesiac, p. 117
  4. ^ "Rumor". The Scranton Tribune. 1 November 1935. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'HONEYCHILE' WILDER IS BRIDE OF PRINCE". The Bridgeport Post. 7 May 1951. p. 33. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "TROTH ANNOUNCED OF MISS O'CONNOR; Twin of Countess Crespi to Be Bride of Alexander Hohenlohe, Who Is a Former Prince". The New York Times. 26 February 1950. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ Times, Special to The New York (15 December 1916). "MISS BRITTON WED TO AUSTRIAN PRINCE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Britton Marries Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst. HE IS EMBASSY ATTACHE Mgr. Russell Officiates at Simple Ceremony Attended by Diplomats of the Central Powers". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ "AMERICAN PRINCESS IS DEAD IN VIENNA; Former Catharine Britton of Washington Wed to Prince Alfred Hohenlohe in 1916. WAS WAR NURSE IN FRANCE Death Was Caused by Sudden illness Resulting in Paralysis of theLungs--Operation Unavailing". The New York Times. 25 June 1929. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Obituary for Prince Hohenlohe (Aged 71)". The Orlando Sentinel. 14 January 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (August 20, 1995). "Honeychile Wilder, 76, Ex-Showgirl and Princess". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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