Frank Wead
Known for Writing
- Born
- October 24, 1895
- Died
- November 15, 1947 (aged 52)
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.
Latest
The Wings of EaglesWriter1957Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Blaze of NoonScreenplay1947Rating: 5.7 out of 10
The Beginning or the EndWriter1947Rating: 6.4 out of 10
The Hoodlum SaintWriter1946Rating: 5.5 out of 10
They Were ExpendableScreenplay1945Rating: 6.5 out of 10
DestroyerStory, Screenplay1943Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Dive BomberScreenplay, Story1941Rating: 6.3 out of 10
I Wanted WingsStory1941Rating: 5.6 out of 10
Moon Over BurmaWriter1940Rating: 5.8 out of 10
20,000 Men a YearStory1939Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Tail SpinWriter1939Rating: 6.3 out of 10
The CitadelScreenplay1938Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Test PilotOriginal Story1938Rating: 6.1 out of 10
A Yank at OxfordTreatment1938Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Submarine D-1Story, Screenplay1937Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Sea DevilsScreenplay1937Rating: 6.0 out of 10
China ClipperScreenplay1936Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Ceiling ZeroScreenplay, Theatre Play1936Rating: 5.9 out of 10
The Great ImpersonationScreenplay1935Rating: 7.5 out of 10
StrandedStory1935Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Known for
- They Were ExpendableScreenplay1945Rating: 6.5 out of 10
- Test PilotOriginal Story1938Rating: 6.1 out of 10
- The Wings of EaglesWriter1957Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- The CitadelScreenplay1938Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- Dive BomberScreenplay, Story1941Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- Ceiling ZeroScreenplay, Theatre Play1936Rating: 5.9 out of 10
- DestroyerStory, Screenplay1943Rating: 6.8 out of 10
- China ClipperScreenplay1936Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Air MailScreenplay, Story1932Rating: 5.5 out of 10- The Beginning or the EndWriter1947Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- Submarine D-1Story, Screenplay1937Rating: 5.0 out of 10
DirigibleStory1931Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Filmography
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