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William A. Wellman. 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.
News. William A. Wellman. “The Story of G.I. Joe” Restored. The 1945 war feature “ The Story of G.I. Joe ”, directed by William A. Wellman, starring Oscar-nominated Robert Mitchum, has been restored and re-mastered for a new Blu-ray/DVD available July 25, 2024 from Ignite Films:
William A. Wellman, a gay and nonbinary horror author, writes and produces Hello From The Hallowoods as well as providing the voice of the narrator-character Nikignik. William guest stars in many other fiction podcasts such as Old Gods of Appalachia, The Silt Verses, and Woe.Begone, as well as actual plays and interviews about writing.
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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Dec 11, 1975 · William A. Wellman, the nearly legendary Hollywood director who made 82 movies, including “Wings,” “Beau Geste,” the original “A Star Is Born,” “Public Enemy” and the classic anti‐lynching...
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.
Jan 20, 2012 · To make “Wings,” the 1927 silent film about World War I pilots, the director William A. Wellman mounted cameras in the cockpits of planes.
