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Born February 29, 1896 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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. 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.

Lafayette Escadrille
1958

Darby's Rangers
1958

Good-bye, My Lady
1956

Blood Alley
1955

Track of the Cat
1954

The High and the Mighty
1954

Island in the Sky
1953

My Man and I
1952

Westward the Women
1951

It's a Big Country
1951

Across the Wide Missouri
1951

The Happy Years
1950

The Next Voice You Hear...
1950

Battleground
1949

Yellow Sky
1948

The Iron Curtain
1948

Magic Town
1947

Gallant Journey
1946

Story of G.I. Joe
1945

This Man's Navy
1945

Buffalo Bill
1944

Lady of Burlesque
1943

The Ox-Bow Incident
1943

Thunder Birds
1942

Roxie Hart
1942

The Great Man's Lady
1941

Reaching for the Sun
1941

The Light That Failed
1939

Beau Geste
1939

Men with Wings
1938

Nothing Sacred
1937

A Star Is Born
1937

Small Town Girl
1936

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936

Call of the Wild
1935

The President Vanishes
1934

Stingaree
1934

Looking for Trouble
1934

College Coach
1933

Wild Boys of the Road
1933

Midnight Mary
1933

Heroes for Sale
1933

Lilly Turner
1933

Central Airport
1933

Frisco Jenny
1933

The Conquerors
1932

The Purchase Price
1932

Love is a Racket
1932

So Big!
1932

The Hatchet Man
1932

Safe in Hell
1931

The Star Witness
1931

Night Nurse
1931

The Public Enemy
1931

Other Men's Women
1931

Maybe It's Love
1930

Young Eagles
1930

Dangerous Paradise
1930

Woman Trap
1929

The Man I Love
1929

Chinatown Nights
1929

Beggars of Life
1928

Ladies of the Mob
1928

The Legion of the Condemned
1928

Wings
1927

You Never Know Women
1926

The Cat's Pajamas
1926

The Boob
1926

When Husbands Flirt
1925

The Circus Cowboy
1924

The Vagabond Trail
1924

Not a Drum Was Heard
1924

Cupid's Fireman
1923

Big Dan
1923

The Man Who Won
1923

Second Hand Love
1923

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008

Filmmakers in Action
2006

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995

Gable: The King Remembered
1975

Island in the Sky
1953

Frisco Jenny
1933

The Star Witness
1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931

Wings
1927

1925 Studio Tour
1925

Evangeline
1919

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919