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Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (24 October 1895 – 15 November 1947) was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation.
Overview. Born. October 24, 1895 · Peoria, Illinois, USA. Died. November 15, 1947 · Santa Monica, California, USA. Mini Bio. Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead was a US Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
- October 24, 1895
- November 15, 1947
Frank Wead. Writer: Test Pilot. Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead was a US Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Before and after World War I he was an early proponent of pushing the Navy into air racing and speed competitions.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- October 24, 1895
- Frank Wead
- November 15, 1947
Jan 5, 2012 · This is especially true if we consider how the careers of two pioneers of Hollywood and the U.S. Navy—director John Ford and screenwriter Frank W. “Spig” Wead became intertwined during the Golden Era of filmmaking and how Ford paid tribute to his friend and colleague in The Wings of Eagles (1957).
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 17 (AP) -- Frank Wead of Los Angeles, naval aviator in the first World War, who became a film writer, died Saturday night in Santa Monica Hospital, which he entered...
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead. Director. John Ford. Writers. Frank Fenton. William Wister Haines. Frank Wead. Stars. John Wayne. Maureen O'Hara. Dan Dailey. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 3.6K users. 48 User reviews. 6 Critic reviews. Videos 1.
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