# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frank-wead
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:28:46.295Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/frank-wead"
name: "Frank Wead"
slug: "frank-wead"
description: "Frank Wilbur \"Spig\" Wead 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. Following a crippling spinal injury in 1926, Wead was placed on the retired list. In the 1930s, he became a screenwriter, becoming involved in more than 30 movies. He also published several books, short stories and magazine articles. During World War II, he returned to active duty. He initially worked in a planning role, but later undertook sea duty in the Pacific, where he saw action against the Japanese in 1943–44 before being placed on the retired list in mid-1945."
tagline: "American naval aviator and screenwriter (1895-1947)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frank_Wead.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1895-10-24"
deathDate: "1947-11-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.14
  momentum:             0.8940661091198726
  historical:           6.530289333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915693/"
    handle:    "nm0915693"
sources:
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wead"
    title: "Frank Wead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF"
    title: "فرانك وايد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wead"
    title: "Frank Wead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wead"
    title: "Frank Wead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF"
    title: "فرانک وید"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wead"
    title: "Frank Wead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wead"
    title: "Frank Wead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2815496"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump