Person
Frank Wead
Writing · 1895–1947
Biography
From Wikipedia Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
Known for
They Were Expendable
Screenplay
Dirigible
Story
The All-American
Writer
The Wings of Eagles
Writer
The Citadel
Screenplay
I Wanted Wings
Story
The Beginning or the End
Writer
I'll Tell the World
Story
The Hoodlum Saint
Writer
A Yank at Oxford
Treatment
Filmography
- 1957The Wings of EaglesWriter
- 1947Blaze of NoonScreenplay
- 1947The Beginning or the EndWriter
- 1946The Hoodlum SaintWriter
- 1945They Were ExpendableScreenplay
- 1943DestroyerStory
- 1941Dive BomberScreenplay
- 1941I Wanted WingsStory
- 1940Moon Over BurmaWriter
- 193920,000 Men a YearStory
- 1939Tail SpinWriter
- 1938The CitadelScreenplay
- 1938Test PilotOriginal Story
- 1938A Yank at OxfordTreatment
- 1937Submarine D-1Story
- 1937Sea DevilsScreenplay
- 1936China ClipperScreenplay
- 1936Ceiling ZeroScreenplay
- 1935The Great ImpersonationScreenplay
- 1935StrandedStory
- 1935Murder in the FleetScreenplay
- 1935Storm Over the AndesScreenplay
- 1935West Point of the AirScreenplay
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldStory
- 1933Midshipman JackScreenplay
- 1932Air MailScreenplay
- 1932The All-AmericanWriter
- 1931DirigibleStory
- 1929The Flying FleetStory
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