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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_AWilliam A. Wellman - Wikipedia

    William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) 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.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0920074William A. Wellman - IMDb

    Learn about the life and career of William A. Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of A Star Is Born and a World War I flying ace. Explore his filmography, awards, trivia, and personal details on IMDb.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › William-WellmanWilliam Wellman | Biography, Movies, Assessment, & Facts

    May 20, 2024 · William Wellman, American film director whose more than 80 movies included Hollywood classics of documentary-like realism and who was ranked as an action director alongside Howard Hawks and John Ford.

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  5. www.bfi.org.uk › lists › william-wellman-10William A. Wellman: 10 essential films | BFI

    • Other Men’s Women (1931) Arguably Wellman’s most consistently rich period, his pre-code run of punchy 70-minute gems in the early 30s takes some beating.
    • Night Nurse (1931) Come for the early performances from Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable, stay for what turns out to be one of Wellman’s toughest, strangest cookies.
    • Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Another of his early best, Wild Boys of the Road sees Wellman at his most politically engaged. Downsizing the characters of Beggars of Life to a trio of kids, forced cross-country in a bid to find work and ease the burden on their suddenly-impoverished folks, the film pulls no punches confronting the grim slide into the social gutter of the Depression.
    • A Star Is Born (1937) Given how many times even the official telling of the A Star Is Born narrative has been around the block (a fourth iteration with some combination of Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper and Beyoncé attached has been mooted for a while now), Hollywood clearly holds some stock in the timelessness of its most famous parallel rise-and-fall tale.

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 1975/12/11 › archivesWilliam A. Wellman Dies; Directed Movie Classics - The New ...

    Dec 11, 1975 · William A. Wellman, the nearly legendary Hollywood director who made 82 movies, including “Wings,” “Beau Geste,” the original “A Star Is Born,” “Public Enemy” and the classic anti‐lynching film,...

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    Countdown to William A. Wellman's highest rated films 1927-1958 Oscar-Nominated Director & Oscar-Winning Writer Ratings Average sources include IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Radio Times Film Guide...

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    Having directed nearly 80 motion pictures throughout his career, William Wellman was an extraordinarily prolific director whose output contained a number of cinematic gems amidst a rather unexceptional canon.