Frank Wead
Writing
- Born
- October 24, 1895
- Died
- November 15, 1947 (age 52)
From Wikipedia
Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895,
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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
December 7, 1945
Test Pilot
April 16, 1938
The Wings of Eagles
January 31, 1957
The Citadel
October 29, 1938
Dive Bomber
August 30, 1941
Ceiling Zero
January 16, 1936
Destroyer
August 19, 1943
The Beginning or the End
February 19, 1947
A Yank at Oxford
February 18, 1938
China Clipper
August 11, 1936
Dirigible
February 1, 1931
Air Mail
November 3, 1932
Behind the camera29
- 1957The Wings of Eagles Writer
- 1947Blaze of Noon Screenplay
- 1947The Beginning or the End Writer
- 1946The Hoodlum Saint Writer
- 1945They Were Expendable Screenplay
- 1943Destroyer Story, Screenplay
- 1941Dive Bomber Screenplay, Story
- 1941I Wanted Wings Story
- 1940Moon Over Burma Writer
- 193920,000 Men a Year Story