William A. Wellman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Wellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Feb 29, 1896 In Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 8
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919-05-25
- Latest Project:
- Movie You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008-05-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | Self (archive footage) | 2008-05-15 |
| Movie | Filmmakers in Action | Self (archive footage) | 2006-09-15 |
| Movie | Island in the Sky | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1953-09-05 |
| Movie | Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) | Self | 1931-06-01 |
| Movie | The Star Witness | Company Workman (uncredited) | 1931-08-22 |
| Movie | Wings | Doughboy (uncredited) | 1927-08-12 |
| Movie | 1925 Studio Tour | Self | 1925-04-09 |
| Movie | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Henry | 1919-05-25 |