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Western Front. 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.
Directed by William A. Wellman, who helmed another airplane classic 1927's Oscar-winner "Wings," adapted by Ernest Gann from his best seller and produced by star John Wayne and his partner Robert ...
William A. Wellman. Director: A Star Is Born. 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.
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May 20, 2024 · William Wellman (born February 29, 1896, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died December 9, 1975, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director whose more than 80 movies included Hollywood classics of documentary-like realism and who was ranked as an action director alongside Howard Hawks and John Ford.
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Feb 29, 2016 · William A. Wellman: 10 essential films. He directed the first ever winner of the Oscar for best picture, alongside timeless gangster movies, westerns, war films and screwball comedies. Here are 10 of the toppermost films by ‘Wild Bill’ Wellman, who was born 120 years ago. 29 February 2016.
Feb 10, 2012 · Paramount Pictures. By Terrence Rafferty. Feb. 10, 2012. THEY called him, not always affectionately, Wild Bill. William A. Wellman earned the nickname as a flier in World War I, and it stuck...
Birthday: Feb 29, 1896. Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Having directed nearly 80 motion pictures throughout his career, William Wellman was an extraordinarily prolific director...
