Wellman, William (Augustus)
- Wellman, William (Augustus)
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born Feb. 29, 1896, Brookline, Mass, U.S.
died Dec. 9, 1975, Los Angeles, Calif.
U.S. film director.
He was a flying ace in World War I and later a barnstorming stunt pilot. He acted in
Knickerbocker Buckeroo (1919) with
Douglas Fairbanks before turning to directing. Known as "Wild Bill," he made the aerial dogfight classic
Wings (1929, Academy Award), setting standards for documentary realism, and he launched a gangster movie trend with
Public Enemy (1931), starring
James Cagney.
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942), considered one of his best films, examined frontier justice in the American West. In
Track of the Cat (1954), Wellman experimented with the minimal use of colour. His other films include
A Star Is Born (1937),
Nothing Sacred (1937),
Beau Geste (1939),
The Story of GI Joe (1945), and
The High and the Mighty (1954).
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Wellman, William (Augustus) — (29 feb. 1896, Brookline, Mass., EE.UU.–9 dic. 1975, Los Ángeles, Cal.). Director de cine estadounidense. Fue un as de la aviación durante la primera guerra mundial y después se presentó en pueblos pequeños como piloto acrobático. Actuó en… … Enciclopedia Universal
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William Wellman — William A. Wellman William A. Wellman Nom de naissance William Augustus Wellman Naissance 29 février 1896 Brookline, Massachusetts États Unis … Wikipédia en Français
William A. Wellman — Données clés Nom de naissance William Augustus Wellman Naissance 29 février 1896 Brookline, Massachusetts États Unis Nationalité … Wikipédia en Français
William Wellman — William Augustus Wellman (* 29. Februar 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; † 9. Dezember 1975 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Filmregisseur. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filmographie (Auswahl) … Deutsch Wikipedia
