Frank Wead
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
-
Birthday
1895-10-24
Day of Death
1947-11-15 (52 years old)
Frank Wead
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.
Crew
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
Writer
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
Writer
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
Screenplay
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
Writer
(1945)
They Were Expendable
Screenplay
(1943)
Destroyer
Story, Screenplay
(1941)
Dive Bomber
Screenplay, Story
(1941)
I Wanted Wings
Story
(1940)
Moon Over Burma
Writer
(1939)
Tail Spin
Writer
(1939)
20,000 Men a Year
Story
(1938)
A Yank at Oxford
Treatment
(1938)
The Citadel
Screenplay
(1938)
Test Pilot
Original Story
(1937)
Sea Devils
Screenplay
(1937)
Submarine D-1
Story, Screenplay
(1936)
Ceiling Zero
Screenplay, Theatre Play
(1936)
China Clipper
Screenplay
(1935)
West Point of the Air
Screenplay
(1935)
Storm Over the Andes
Screenplay
(1935)
Stranded
Story
(1935)
The Great Impersonation
Screenplay
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
Screenplay
(1934)
I'll Tell the World
Story
(1933)
Midshipman Jack
Screenplay
(1932)
Air Mail
Screenplay, Story
(1932)
The All-American
Writer
(1931)
Dirigible
Story
(1929)
The Flying Fleet
Story