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Writer
Frank Wead
- Born October 24, 1895
- Died November 15, 1947
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 Expendable1945
Test Pilot1938
The Wings of Eagles1957
The Citadel1938
Dive Bomber1941
Ceiling Zero1936
Destroyer1943
The Beginning or the End1947
Filmography
- 1957The Wings of EaglesFilmWriter
- 1947The Beginning or the EndFilmWriter
- 1947Blaze of NoonFilmScreenplay
- 1946The Hoodlum SaintFilmWriter
- 1945They Were ExpendableFilmScreenplay
- 1943DestroyerFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1941Dive BomberFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1941I Wanted WingsFilmStory
- 1940Moon Over BurmaFilmWriter
- 1939Tail SpinFilmWriter
- 193920,000 Men a YearFilmStory
- 1938Test PilotFilmOriginal Story
- 1938The CitadelFilmScreenplay
- 1938A Yank at OxfordFilmTreatment
- 1937Submarine D-1FilmStory, Screenplay
- 1937Sea DevilsFilmScreenplay
- 1936Ceiling ZeroFilmTheatre Play, Screenplay
- 1936China ClipperFilmScreenplay
- 1935StrandedFilmStory
- 1935Murder in the FleetFilmScreenplay
- 1935West Point of the AirFilmScreenplay
- 1935Storm Over the AndesFilmScreenplay
- 1935The Great ImpersonationFilmScreenplay
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldFilmStory
- 1933Midshipman JackFilmScreenplay
- 1932Air MailFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1932The All-AmericanFilmWriter
- 1931DirigibleFilmStory
- 1929The Flying FleetFilmStory