# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-a-wellman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:00:54.423Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-a-wellman"
name: "William A. Wellman"
slug: "william-a-wellman"
description: "William Augustus Wellman 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. He also directed several well-regarded satirical comedies. His 1927 film, Wings, was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony."
tagline: "American director, actor (1896-1975)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/First_Lieutenant_William_Augustus_Wellman.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1896-02-29"
deathDate: "1975-12-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump