William A. Wellman
William Augustus Wellman was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known 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. His 1927 film, Wings, was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
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A Star Is Born
writer
2018
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
actor
2008
A Star Is Born
writer
1976
Gable: The King Remembered
actor
1975
Darby's Rangers
director
1958
Good-bye, My Lady
director
1956
Blood Alley
director
1955
Track of the Cat
director
1954
A Star Is Born
writer
1954
The High and the Mighty
director
1954
Island in the Sky
director
1953
Westward the Women
director
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
director
1951
The Happy Years
director
1950
Battleground
director
1949
Yellow Sky
director
1948
The Iron Curtain
director
1948
Magic Town
director
1947
Gallant Journey
director
1946
Gallant Journey
writer
1946
Story of G.I. Joe
director
1945
Buffalo Bill
director
1944
Lady of Burlesque
director
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
director
1943
Roxie Hart
director
1942
The Great Man's Lady
director
1941
Reaching for the Sun
director
1941
The Light That Failed
director
1939
Beau Geste
director
1939
Men with Wings
director
1938
Nothing Sacred
director
1937
The Last Gangster
writer
1937
A Star Is Born
director
1937
A Star Is Born
writer
1937
Small Town Girl
director
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
writer
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
director
1936
Call of the Wild
director
1935
Wild Boys of the Road
director
1933
Midnight Mary
director
1933
Lilly Turner
director
1933
Central Airport
director
1933
Frisco Jenny
director
1933
Love is a Racket
director
1932
So Big!
director
1932
The Hatchet Man
director
1932
Safe in Hell
director
1931
The Star Witness
director
1931
Night Nurse
director
1931
The Public Enemy
director
1931
Maybe It's Love
director
1930
Dangerous Paradise
director
1930
Woman Trap
director
1929
The Man I Love
director
1929
Chinatown Nights
director
1929
Beggars of Life
director
1928
Ladies of the Mob
director
1928
The Legion of the Condemned
director
1928
Wings
actor
1927
Wings
director
1927
The Cat's Pajamas
director
1926
The Man Who Won
director
1923