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    William A. Wellman

    American director, actor

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  1. William Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of the original A Star Is Born (1937), was called "Wild Bill" during his World War I service as an aviator, a nickname that persisted in Hollywood due to his larger-than-life personality and lifestyle. A leap-year baby born in 1896 on the 29th of February in Brookline, MA, Wellman was the ...

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    • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  2. William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well-regarded satirical comedies.

  3. William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman ...

  4. Lowest Rated: 40% Blood Alley (1955) Birthday: Feb 29, 1896. Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Having directed nearly 80 motion pictures throughout his career, William Wellman was an ...

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  5. Director, Writer, Producer, Actor. Born February 29, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. William Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of the original A Star Is Born (1937), was called "Wild Bill" during his World War I service as an aviator, a nickname that persisted in Hollywood due to his larger-than-life personality and ...

    • Director, Writer, Producer, Actor
    • February 29, 1896
  6. High And The Mighty, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Whistlin' Dan After the aerial credit sequence, the first order of business for director William A. Wellman, introducing his producing-partner and star John Wayne, as co-pilot Dan Roman, who meets mechanic Sneed (George Chandler), via the script from Ernest K. Gann, and the same team that made the hit Island In The Sky the previous year, in The ...

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  8. William A. Wellman Active - 1919 - 2018 | Born - Feb 19, 1896 | Died - Dec 9, 1975 | Genres - Drama , Romance , Western Overview ↓

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