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William A. Wellman (1896–1975)
William Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of the original A Star Is Born (1937), was called "Wild Bill" during his World War I service as an aviator, a nickname that persisted in Hollywood due to his larger-than-life personality and lifestyle. A leap-year baby born in 1896 on the 29th of February in Brookline, MA, Wellman was the ...
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Born:in Brookline, Massachusetts, USADied:(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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[on Robert Taylor, whom he directed in Small Town Girl (1936) and Westward the Women (1951)] I have never gotten along with actors but I was crazy about Bob Taylor. I think he's one of the finest men I've ever known. He was probably handsomest of them all. I had no trouble with him at all. He did everything I asked him to; he was wonderful. See more »Nickname:
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