William A. Wellman

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William A. Wellman

Born February 29, 1896·Died December 9, 1975 (at 79)·Brookline, Massachusetts, USA·Male

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.

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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.

Known for

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Filmography

113 credits across 96 titles
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Directing

82 credits

Acting

3 credits

Writing

8 credits

Production

9 credits

As self

11 credits

Talk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.

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