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Frank Wead

Writer, Additional Credits
Born October 24, 1895Died November 15, 1947 (52 years)
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.

Known For

  • They Were Expendable
  • The Wings of Eagles
  • The Citadel
  • Destroyer
  • Test Pilot
  • Dive Bomber
  • Ceiling Zero
  • Dirigible
  • China Clipper
  • Murder in the Fleet

Filmography

1957
1947
Blaze of Noon · as Screenplay
1947
1946
1945
They Were Expendable · as Screenplay
1941
Dive Bomber · as Screenplay
1940
1939
1938
The Citadel · as Screenplay
1937
Sea Devils · as Screenplay
1936
China Clipper · as Screenplay
1936
Ceiling Zero · as Screenplay
1935
The Great Impersonation · as Screenplay
1935
Murder in the Fleet · as Screenplay
1935
West Point of the Air · as Screenplay
1933
1933
Midshipman Jack · as Screenplay
1932

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