William Wellman

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Born: 2/19/1896

Biography: A one-time juvenile petty criminal and hockey player, William Wellman went on to serve in the French Foreign Legion and later became a World War I air ace. Having lived a life that seemingly could only have come out of a movie, Wellman entered pictures after an accidental me …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Frisco Jenny [Movie] as Reporter

2001

Wings [Movie] as A Doughboy

1996

Gable: The King Remembered [Movie]

1975

Star Witness [Movie] as Company Workman

1931

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo [Movie] as Her Brother

1919

Evangeline [Movie]

1919

DirectorAll Director Credits

Buffalo Bill [Movie]

2009

Lady of Burlesque [Movie]

2008

You Never Know Women [Movie]

2008

So Big [Movie]

2008

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Year
Result
Award
Movie

1954
Won
Directors Guild of America
Best Director
The High and the Mighty

1954
Won
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Best Director
The High and the Mighty

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