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Winfield R. Sheehan (September 24, 1883 – July 25, 1945) was a film company executive. He was responsible for much of Fox Film Corporation 's output during the 1920s and 1930s. As studio head, he won an Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Cavalcade and was nominated three more times.
Winfield R. Sheehan (September 24, 1883 – July 25, 1945) was a film company executive. He was responsible for much of Fox Film Corporation 's output during the 1920s and 1930s.
Oct 12, 2023 · He broke through as a bonafide star in the 1930 Western The Big Trail, at which point he changed his name to John Wayne on the suggestion of Fox boss Winfield Sheehan (who, understandably, didn't...
Sep 24, 2012 · Winfield Sheehan certainly did — and it became the defining moment of his life. The 18-year-old sales clerk was working alone during lunch hour when an Akron housewife strolled into the fabric department at the M. O’Neil Co. store on South Main Street.
Winfield R. Sheehan (September 24, 1883 – July 25, 1945) was a film company executive. He was responsible for much of Fox Film Corporation's output during the 1920s and 1930s. As studio head, he won an Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Cavalcade and was nominated three more times.
HOLLYWOOD, July 25 (U.P.)-- Winfield R. Sheehan, film producer who organized the Fox Film Corporation studios more than thirty years ago, died today at Hollywood Hospital, where he had been a...
Winfield R. Sheehan was born on 24 September 1883 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Winfield R. was a producer and writer, known for Marie Galante (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Now I'll Tell (1934).
