William A. Wellman

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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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D.O.B: 1896-02-29
D.O.D: 1975-12-09
Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Profession: director

Credits

2022 - Gallant Journey director -

1958 - Darby's Rangers director -

1955 - Blood Alley director -

1954 - Track of the Cat director -

1954 - The High and the Mighty director -

1953 - Island in the Sky director -

1952 - My Man and I director -

1951 - Across the Wide Missouri director -

1951 - Westward the Women director -

1951 - It's a Big Country director -

1950 - The Next Voice You Hear... director -

1949 - Battleground director -

1948 - The Iron Curtain director -

1948 - Yellow Sky director -

1947 - Magic Town director -

1945 - This Man's Navy director -

1945 - Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe director -

1944 - Buffalo Bill director -

1943 - Lady of Burlesque director -

1942 - The Ox-Bow Incident director -

1942 - Thunder Birds director -

1942 - Roxie Hart director -

1941 - The Great Man's Lady director -

1939 - Beau Geste director -

1937 - A Star Is Born director -

1937 - Nothing Sacred director -

1935 - Call of the Wild director -

1933 - Heroes for Sale director -

1933 - Midnight Mary director -

1933 - College Coach director -

1932 - The Hatchet Man director -

1932 - So Big! director -

1932 - Frisco Jenny director -

1932 - The Conquerors director -

1932 - The Purchase Price director -

1931 - Safe in Hell director -

1931 - The Public Enemy director -

1930 - Maybe It's Love director -

1928 - Beggars of Life director -

1927 - Wings director -

1926 - The Boob director -

1926 - You Never Know Women director -

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