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William A. Wellman

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American director, actor (1896-1975)

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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.

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Wellman and Celia, his Nieuport 24 fighter, c. 1917 (one of several aircraft named for his mother)Wellman and Celia, his Nieuport 24 fighter, c. 1917 (one of several aircraft named for his mother)Wellman in a captured German Rumpler (image from his 1918 account Go Get Em!...)Wellman in a captured German Rumpler (image from his 1918 account Go Get Em!...)Wellman as a flight instructor at Rockwell Field, 1919Wellman as a flight instructor at Rockwell Field, 1919

Filmography 40

The Public Enemy1931 · ★ 7.3
The Ox-Bow Incident1943 · ★ 7.7
A Star Is Born1954 · ★ 7.1
Wings1927 · ★ 7.2
A Star Is Born1976 · ★ 6.0
A Star Is Born1937 · ★ 7.2
Yellow Sky1948 · ★ 7.0
Tarzan Escapes1936 · ★ 6.7
Beau Geste1939 · ★ 7.0
Battleground1949 · ★ 6.7
The High and the Mighty1954 · ★ 5.9
Nothing Sacred1937 · ★ 6.3
Westward the Women1951 · ★ 7.0
Night Nurse1931 · ★ 6.8
Island in the Sky1953 · ★ 6.3
Blood Alley1955 · ★ 5.9
Call of the Wild1935 · ★ 6.2
Wild Boys of the Road1933 · ★ 6.8
Track of the Cat1954
Safe in Hell1931
Lady of Burlesque1943
Story of G.I. Joe1945
Beggars of Life1928
Across the Wide Missouri1951
Buffalo Bill1944
Magic Town1947
Roxie Hart1942
The Last Gangster1937
Heroes for Sale1933
The Purchase Price1932
The Iron Curtain1948
Midnight Mary1933
Lafayette Escadrille1958
Other Men's Women1931
Frisco Jenny1933
Darby's Rangers1958
So Big!1932
Small Town Girl1936
Love is a Racket1932
1925 Studio Tour1925

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Television 2

This Is Your Life1952
The Men Who Made the Movies1973

Awards 3

1960star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1938Academy Award for Best Story
National Board of Review Award for Best Film

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Connected to William 6

Bob HopeAlso in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)Jane WymanAlso in Magic Town (1947)Loretta YoungAlso in Heroes for Sale (1933)Joan BlondellAlso in Night Nurse (1931)Thomas MitchellAlso in Buffalo Bill (1944)John McIntireAlso in Westward the Women (1951)

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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.

Country
United States
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Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1975 · aged 79
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