Frank Wead

Frank Wead

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Unspecified

Birthday

24/10/1895

Day of Death

15/11/1947
(52) years old

Place of Birth

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.

Filmography

Crew

1957

The Wings of Eagles

as Writer

1947

Blaze of Noon

as Screenplay

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

1938

A Yank at Oxford

as Treatment

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

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