Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) a hairstyle once popular among Aus. youth.

1946		Sun (Sydney) 24 Nov. 11/1: Girls fall for the ‘Cornel Wilde’ style. Girls say that the long-haired beach boys with the ‘Cornel Wilde’ haircuts are ‘sharp enough to knock them pop-eyed’.
1948		Sun (Sydney) 19 Oct. 1/6: To South American-born Angelo, a haircut is a thing of beauty. With his clicking scissors he sculptures a haircut [...] Here is Angelo’s bill of fare for the dilletante [sic]: All 2/3 — Cornel Wilde, Hollywood Cut, Layer, Kramer, Crew Pompadour, GI Cut, Continental Style.
1953		Baker Aus. Speaks 236: The cult of allowing the hair to grow to considerable length has given rise to the common term Cornel Wilder.