Directing
William A. Wellman
Also Known As: William Augustus Wellman, William Wellman
Birth Date
February 29, 1896
Death Date
December 9, 1975
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography
William Augustus Wellman 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.
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TV Show
This Is Your Life
Self
1952 • 1 episode
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Movie
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
2006
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Movie
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
1927
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Movie
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
2008
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Movie
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1953
TV Show
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973 • 1 episode
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Movie
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
1995
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Movie
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
1919
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Movie
Gable: The King Remembered
Himself
1975
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Movie
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
1931
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Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
1931
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Movie
1925 Studio Tour
Self
1925
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Movie
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
1933
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Movie
Evangeline
British lieutenant
1919