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William A. Wellman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable 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. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Wellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Feb 29, 1896 In Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919-05-25
Latest Project:
Movie You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008-05-15
Known For
Poster of Island in the Sky
Poster of Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Filmography
Movie You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Self (archive footage) 2008-05-15
Movie Filmmakers in Action Self (archive footage) 2006-09-15
Movie Island in the Sky Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1953-09-05
Movie Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) Self 1931-06-01
Movie The Star Witness Company Workman (uncredited) 1931-08-22
Movie Wings Doughboy (uncredited) 1927-08-12
Movie 1925 Studio Tour Self 1925-04-09
Movie The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Henry 1919-05-25
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