Biography
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.
Filmography
all 97
Movies 95
Director 79
self 9
Writer 2
TV Shows 2
Producer 2
Original Story

A Star Is Born (2018)
Movie
6.64
Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Filmmakers in Action (2006)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
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Director

Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
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Director

Darby's Rangers (1958)
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Director

Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
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Director

Blood Alley (1955)
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Director

Track of the Cat (1954)
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Director

Island in the Sky (1953)
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Director

My Man and I (1952)
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Director

Westward the Women (1951)
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Director

It's a Big Country (1951)
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Director

The Happy Years (1950)
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Director

Battleground (1949)
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Director

Yellow Sky (1948)
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Director

The Iron Curtain (1948)
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Director

Magic Town (1947)
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Director

Gallant Journey (1946)
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Director

Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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Director

This Man's Navy (1945)
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Director

Buffalo Bill (1944)
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Director

Lady of Burlesque (1943)
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Director

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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1
Director

Thunder Birds (1942)
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Director / Producer

The Great Man's Lady (1942)
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Director

Roxie Hart (1942)
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Director

Reaching for the Sun (1941)
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Director / Producer

Beau Geste (1939)
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Director

Men with Wings (1938)
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Director

Nothing Sacred (1937)
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Story / Director

A Star Is Born (1937)
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Co-Director

Tarzan Escapes (1936)
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5.25
Director

Small Town Girl (1936)
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Director

Call of the Wild (1935)
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Second Unit Director

China Seas (1935)
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Director

Stingaree (1934)
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Director

Looking for Trouble (1934)
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Assistant Director

Female (1933)
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Director

College Coach (1933)
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Director

Midnight Mary (1933)
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6
Director

Heroes for Sale (1933)
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Director

Lilly Turner (1933)
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Director

Central Airport (1933)
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Director

Frisco Jenny (1933)
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Director

The Conquerors (1932)
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Director

The Purchase Price (1932)
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Director

Love Is a Racket (1932)
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Director

So Big! (1932)
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Director

The Hatchet Man (1932)
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Director

Safe in Hell (1931)
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Director

The Star Witness (1931)
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Director

Night Nurse (1931)
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Director

The Public Enemy (1931)
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4.25
Director

Other Men's Women (1931)
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Director

Maybe It's Love (1930)
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Director

Young Eagles (1930)
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Director

Dangerous Paradise (1930)
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Director

Woman Trap (1929)
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Director

The Man I Love (1929)
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Director

Chinatown Nights (1929)
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Director

Beggars of Life (1928)
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Director

Ladies of the Mob (1928)
Movie
Doughboy (uncredited) / Director

Wings (1927)
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4.33
Director

You Never Know Women (1926)
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Director

The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
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Director

The Boob (1926)
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Director

When Husbands Flirt (1925)
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Director

The Circus Cowboy (1924)
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Director

The Vagabond Trail (1924)
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Director

Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
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Director

Cupid's Fireman (1923)
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Director

Big Dan (1923)
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Director

The Man Who Won (1923)
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Director

Second Hand Love (1923)
Movie
Assistant Director

Edgar's Hamlet (1920)
Movie
Assistant Director

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (1920)
Movie
British lieutenant

Evangeline (1919)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1896-02-29
Deathday1975-12-09 (79 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Augustus Wellman
Birth PlaceBrookline, United States
Height
RelationshipsHelene Chadwick (1918 - 1923), Marjorie Crawford (1931 - 1933), Dorothy Rae Coonan (1934 - 1975)
ChildrenWilliam Wellman, Jr.
FatherArthur Gouverneur Wellman
MotherCecila McCarthy
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWilliam Augustus Wellman, William Wellman
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Story
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