
Person
William A. Wellman
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Feb 29, 1896
- Died
- Dec 9, 1975
- From
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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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Wings

Island in the Sky

1925 Studio Tour

Frisco Jenny

The Star Witness

Hollywood

This Is Your Life

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Filmmakers in Action

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

Gable: The King Remembered

Evangeline

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

The Men Who Made the Movies

The Ox-Bow Incident

Yellow Sky

A Star Is Born