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William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) 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.
Learn about the life and career of William A. Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of A Star Is Born and a World War I flying ace. Explore his filmography, awards, trivia, and personal details on IMDb.
Feb 29, 2016 · William A. Wellman: 10 essential films. He directed the first ever winner of the Oscar for best picture, alongside timeless gangster movies, westerns, war films and screwball comedies. Here are 10 of the toppermost films by ‘Wild Bill’ Wellman, who was born 120 years ago.
William A. Wellman is the creator of the award-winning horror podcast Hello From The Hallowoods and its tie-in novels. They write and voice stories of queer love, identity, and grief in a fantasy world of frozen mountains, castles, and volcanoes.
William A. Wellman was an American film director who won the first Academy Award for Best Picture for Wings in 1927. He also directed many other films in various genres, especially crime, adventure and aviation, and acted in some of his early works.
William Wellman, American film director whose more than 80 movies included Hollywood classics of documentary-like realism and who was ranked as an action director alongside Howard Hawks and John Ford.
Dec 11, 1975 · William A. Wellman, the nearly legendary Hollywood director who made 82 movies, including “Wings,” “Beau Geste,” the original “A Star Is Born,” “Public Enemy” and the classic anti‐lynching film,...
