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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

34

Gender

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Birthday

1895-10-24

Deathday

1947-11-15 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

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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.

Known For

They Were Expendable
6.6%

They Were Expendable

Dec 7, 1945

Test Pilot
6.5%

Test Pilot

Apr 16, 1938

The Wings of Eagles
6.2%

The Wings of Eagles

Jan 31, 1957

Dive Bomber
6.3%

Dive Bomber

Jan 1, 1941

Dive Bomber
6.3%

Dive Bomber

Jan 1, 1941

The Citadel
6.3%

The Citadel

Oct 29, 1938

Ceiling Zero
5.6%

Ceiling Zero

Jan 16, 1936

Ceiling Zero
5.6%

Ceiling Zero

Jan 16, 1936

Destroyer
6.6%

Destroyer

Aug 19, 1943

Destroyer
6.6%

Destroyer

Aug 19, 1943

A Yank at Oxford
6.7%

A Yank at Oxford

Feb 18, 1938

The Beginning or the End
6.5%

The Beginning or the End

Feb 19, 1947

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Crew

1938
A Yank at Oxford as Treatment

Writing

1957
The Wings of Eagles as Writer
1947
Blaze of Noon as Screenplay
1947
The Beginning or the End as Writer
1946
The Hoodlum Saint as Writer
1945
They Were Expendable as Screenplay
1943
Destroyer as Story
1943
Destroyer as Screenplay
1941
I Wanted Wings as Story
1941
Dive Bomber as Screenplay
1941
Dive Bomber as Story
1940
Moon Over Burma as Writer
1939
20,000 Men a Year as Story
1939
Tail Spin as Writer
1938
The Citadel as Screenplay
1938
Test Pilot as Original Story
1937
Submarine D-1 as Story
1937
Submarine D-1 as Screenplay
1937
Sea Devils as Screenplay
1936
China Clipper as Screenplay
1936
Ceiling Zero as Screenplay
1936
Ceiling Zero as Theatre Play
1935
The Great Impersonation as Screenplay
1935
Stranded as Story
1935
Murder in the Fleet as Screenplay
1935
Storm Over the Andes as Screenplay
1935
West Point of the Air as Screenplay
1934
I'll Tell the World as Story
1933
Midshipman Jack as Screenplay
1932
Air Mail as Screenplay
1932
Air Mail as Story
1932
The All-American as Writer
1931
Dirigible as Story
1929
The Flying Fleet as Story
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