AKA William Augustus Wellman

Born: 29-Feb-1896
Birthplace: Brookline, MA
Died: 9-Dec-1975
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The High and the Mighty

Wife: Marjorie Crawford (m. 22-Dec-1931, div.)
Wife: Margery Chapin (div.)
Wife: Helene Chadwick (actress, div.)
Wife: Dorothy Coonan Wellman (m. 1933, until his death, seven children)
Son: Michael Wellman
Son: William A. Wellman, Jr.
Daughter: Gloria Wellman
Daughter: Kathleen Wellman (m. James Franciscus)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Darby's Rangers (12-Feb-1958)
    Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
    Good-bye, My Lady (12-May-1956)
    Blood Alley (1-Oct-1955)
    Track of the Cat (27-Nov-1954)
    The High and the Mighty (3-Jul-1954)
    Island in the Sky (5-Sep-1953)
    My Man and I (5-Sep-1952)
    It's a Big Country (20-Nov-1951)
    Across the Wide Missouri (1-Oct-1951)
    Westward the Women (11-Jan-1951)
    The Happy Years (7-Jul-1950)
    The Next Voice You Hear... (29-Jun-1950)
    Battleground (9-Nov-1949)
    Yellow Sky (1-Feb-1949)
    The Iron Curtain (16-Jun-1948)
    Magic Town (7-Oct-1947)
    Gallant Journey (24-Sep-1946)
    Story of G.I. Joe (18-Jun-1945)
    This Man's Navy (4-Jan-1945)
    Buffalo Bill (13-Apr-1944)
    The Ox-Bow Incident (21-May-1943)
    Lady of Burlesque (1-May-1943)
    Thunder Birds (19-Oct-1942)
    The Great Man's Lady (29-Apr-1942)
    Roxie Hart (20-Feb-1942)
    The Light That Failed (24-Dec-1939)
    Beau Geste (2-Aug-1939)
    Men with Wings (16-Jul-1938)
    Nothing Sacred (25-Nov-1937)
    A Star Is Born (20-Apr-1937)
    Small Town Girl (10-Apr-1936)
    The Robin Hood of El Dorado (13-Mar-1936)
    The Call of the Wild (9-Aug-1935)
    The President Vanishes (17-Nov-1934)
    Stingaree (17-May-1934)
    College Coach (4-Nov-1933)
    Wild Boys of the Road (22-Sep-1933)
    Midnight Mary (30-Jun-1933)
    Heroes for Sale (17-Jun-1933)
    Lilly Turner (13-May-1933)
    Central Airport (15-Apr-1933)
    Frisco Jenny (30-Dec-1932)
    The Purchase Price (23-Jul-1932)
    Love Is a Racket (10-Jun-1932)
    So Big! (29-Apr-1932)
    The Hatchet Man (4-Feb-1932)
    Safe in Hell (12-Dec-1931)
    The Star Witness (22-Aug-1931)
    Night Nurse (16-Jul-1931)
    The Public Enemy (23-Apr-1931)
    Other Men's Women (17-Jan-1931)
    Maybe It's Love (4-Oct-1930)
    Dangerous Paradise (13-Feb-1930)
    Chinatown Nights (23-Mar-1929)
    Beggars of Life (22-Sep-1928)
    The Legion of the Condemned (10-Mar-1928)
    Wings (12-Aug-1927)
    The Boob (17-May-1926)

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