Person
Frank Wead
Writing · 1895–1947
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
Screenplay
The Wings of Eagles
Writer
The Citadel
Screenplay
Destroyer
Story
The Hoodlum Saint
Writer
The All-American
Writer
Dirigible
Story
I Wanted Wings
Story
Dive Bomber
Screenplay
The Beginning or the End
Writer
Filmography
- 1957The Wings of EaglesWriter
- 1947Blaze of NoonScreenplay
- 1947The Beginning or the EndWriter
- 1946The Hoodlum SaintWriter
- 1945They Were ExpendableScreenplay
- 1943DestroyerStory
- 1941Dive BomberScreenplay
- 1941I Wanted WingsStory
- 1940Moon Over BurmaWriter
- 193920,000 Men a YearStory
- 1939Tail SpinWriter
- 1938The CitadelScreenplay
- 1938Test PilotOriginal Story
- 1938A Yank at OxfordTreatment
- 1937Submarine D-1Story
- 1937Sea DevilsScreenplay
- 1936China ClipperScreenplay
- 1936Ceiling ZeroTheatre Play
- 1935The Great ImpersonationScreenplay
- 1935StrandedStory
- 1935Murder in the FleetScreenplay
- 1935Storm Over the AndesScreenplay
- 1935West Point of the AirScreenplay
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldStory
- 1933Midshipman JackScreenplay
- 1932Air MailStory
- 1932The All-AmericanWriter
- 1931DirigibleStory
- 1929The Flying FleetStory
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