Before becoming a noted author and screenwriter, Frank W. Wead was a distinguished pilot for the U.S. Navy during WWI and was a key force in strengthening the Navy's air corps with technical innovations. An accident left him paralyzed and ended his military career. Wead's writings almost always centered on war and military life. Director John Ford based the screenplay for The Wings of Eagles (1957) on the writings and life of Frank Wead.
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Blaze of Noon
Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
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The Beginning or the End
Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
The Hoodlum Saint
Screenwriter |
1946 | |||
They Were Expendable
Screenwriter |
1945 | |||
Destroyer
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1943 | |||
Dive Bomber
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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I Wanted Wings
Screen Story |
1941 | |||
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International Squadron
Play Author |
1941 | |||
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Moon over Burma
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Sailor's Lady
Screen Story |
1940 | |||
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20,000 Men a Year
Screen Story |
1939 | |||
Tail Spin
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
A Yank at Oxford
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
Test Pilot
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
The Citadel
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Sea Devils
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Submarine D-1
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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China Clipper
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
Ceiling Zero
Play Author, Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Murder in the Fleet
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Storm over the Andes
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
Stranded
Screen Story |
1935 | |||
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The Great Impersonation
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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West Point of the Air
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Fugitive Lovers
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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I'll Tell the World
Screen Story |
1934 | |||
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Midshipman Jack
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Air Mail
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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Hell Divers
Screen Story |
1932 | |||
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The All American
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
Dirigible
Screen Story |
1931 | |||
Shipmates
Screenwriter |
1931 | |||
The Flying Fleet
Screen Story |
1929 |
