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His first daughter is Patty Wellman, and he had a third son, Tim Wellman. William Wellman died of leukemia in 1975 at his Brentwood home in Los Angeles. [6] He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea. His widow Dorothy, at age 95, died on September 16, 2009, in Brentwood, California.
One of her charges was her own son, as the young Bill was kicked out of school at the age of 17 for hitting his high school principal on the head with a stink bomb. He tried making a living as a candy salesman and a cotton salesman, but failed.
- February 29, 1896
- December 9, 1975
May 8, 2015 · A son’s biography of his filmmaker father, the man behind 76 movies, including the first Oscar winner.
Jan 8, 2016 · Let’s ask his son William Wellman, Jr. (b. 1937), the guardian of his father’s tremendous film legacy, who made the documentary “Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick” (1995), and then authored two highly acclaimed books “The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture” (2006) and “Wild Bill Wellman ...
Wellman was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the son of actress Dorothy Wellman (née Coonan) and director William A. Wellman, about whose life and career he has talked in a number of interviews. His sister is actress Cissy Wellman.
Jan 12, 2023 · In this first-ever biography, the director's son, William Wellman Jr., reveals the war hero, family man, occasional prankster, and underestimated visionary who changed Hollywood forever."
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Apr 10, 2015 · This series presents a selection of Wellman’s personal favorites from his long career, as identified by his son William Wellman Jr., author of the new biography, Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel. Mr. Wellman will appear in person to introduce many of the films in this series and will sign copies of his book before the screenings.
