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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.
Frank Wead was a US Navy aviator who competed in air races and set seaplane records, and later became a screenwriter and author. He collaborated with John Ford and John Wayne on The Wings of Eagles (1957), a film based on his life.
- October 24, 1895
- November 15, 1947
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...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
Frank Wead was a US Navy aviator who helped promote naval aviation through racing, testing and writing. He collaborated with John Ford and John Wayne on several films, and was the subject of The Wings of Eagles (1957).
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- October 24, 1895
- Frank Wead
- November 15, 1947
A biographical drama starring John Wayne as Frank W. \"Spig\" Wead, a Navy pilot, screenwriter and aviation advocate. The film covers his career from World War I to World War II, and his struggles with injury and disability.
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Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.[1] A 1916 graduate of the United States...
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