William A. Wellman
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA — Feb 29 1896• Died Dec 09 1975
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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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William A. Wellman's Credits
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This Is Your Life
Self
A Star Is Born
Writing
A Star Is Born
Writing
The Men Who Made the Movies
A Star Is Born
Writing
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
Female
Directing
The High and the Mighty
Directing
Battleground
Directing
Midnight Mary
Directing
Story of G.I. Joe
Directing
Tarzan Escapes
Directing
Westward the Women
Directing
Yellow Sky
Directing
China Seas
Directing
The Last Gangster
Writing
Blood Alley
Directing
The Ox-Bow Incident
Directing
Lady of Burlesque
Directing
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
The Public Enemy
Directing
Roxie Hart
Directing
Men with Wings
Directing
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Writing
Safe in Hell
Directing
So Big!
Directing
Night Nurse
Directing
Small Town Girl
Directing
Nothing Sacred
Directing
The Man I Love
Directing
The Next Voice You Hear...
Directing
Beau Geste
Directing
Call of the Wild
Directing
Track of the Cat
Directing
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
Stingaree
Directing
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
My Man and I
Directing
The Conquerors
Directing
It's a Big Country
Directing
Wild Boys of the Road
Directing
Heroes for Sale
Directing
Across the Wide Missouri
Directing
Buffalo Bill
Directing
Thunder Birds
Directing
Good-bye, My Lady
Directing
Lilly Turner
Directing
Beggars of Life
Directing
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
Directing
Looking for Trouble
Directing
The Great Man's Lady
Directing
Darby's Rangers
Directing
College Coach
Directing
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Directing
The Happy Years
Directing
The Purchase Price
Directing
Young Eagles
Directing
Love is a Racket
Directing
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
Magic Town
Directing
The Iron Curtain
Directing
Lafayette Escadrille
Writing
Gable: The King Remembered
Himself
Central Airport
Directing
Reaching for the Sun
Directing
Big Dan
Directing
Gallant Journey
Directing
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
This Man's Navy
Directing
The Boob
Directing
Chinatown Nights
Directing
Other Men's Women
Directing
Woman Trap
Directing
The Light That Failed
Directing
Evangeline
British lieutenant
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Second Hand Love
Directing
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
The Vagabond Trail
Directing
The Legion of the Condemned
Directing
Edgar's Hamlet
Directing
Maybe It's Love
Directing
The Man Who Won
Directing
Dangerous Paradise
Directing
The Hatchet Man
Directing
You Never Know Women
Directing
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Directing
Ladies of the Mob
Directing
The Cat's Pajamas
Directing
When Husbands Flirt
Directing
The Unwritten Code
Directing
Not a Drum Was Heard
Directing
Cupid's Fireman
Directing
The Circus Cowboy
Directing