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William A. Wellman (1896–1975)
William Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of the original A Star Is Born (1937), was called "Wild Bill" during his World War I service as an aviator, a nickname that persisted in Hollywood due to his larger-than-life personality and lifestyle. A leap-year baby born in 1896 on the 29th of February in Brookline, MA, Wellman was the ...
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Born:in Brookline, Massachusetts, USADied:(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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2 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 13 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
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When I made The Public Enemy (1931), I was way ahead in thinking. No love story, but loaded with sex and violence. See more »Trivia:
The same year he wrote his autobiography "A Short Time for Insanity," Wellman was recovering from a nerve disease and wrote a second book, "Growing Old Disgracefully" about his five mothers-in-law, but it was never published. See more »Nickname:
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