Frank Wead

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Birthday 1895-10-24

Deathday 1947-11-15 (52 years old)

Frank Wead

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

Writer

1957
1947
Blaze of Noon

as Screenplay

1946
1945
They Were Expendable

as Screenplay

1943
Destroyer

as Story

1943
Destroyer

as Screenplay

1941
Dive Bomber

as Screenplay

1941
Dive Bomber

as Story

1941
1940
Moon Over Burma

as Writer

1939
Tail Spin

as Writer

1939
1938
The Citadel

as Screenplay

1938
Test Pilot

as Original Story

1937
Sea Devils

as Screenplay

1937
Submarine D-1

as Story

1937
Submarine D-1

as Screenplay

1936
Ceiling Zero

as Screenplay

1936
Ceiling Zero

as Theatre Play

1936
China Clipper

as Screenplay

1935
West Point of the Air

as Screenplay

1935
Storm Over the Andes

as Screenplay

1935
Stranded

as Story

1935
1935
Murder in the Fleet

as Screenplay

1934
1933
Midshipman Jack

as Screenplay

1932
Air Mail

as Screenplay

1932
Air Mail

as Story

1932
1931
Dirigible

as Story

1929

Crew

1938
A Yank at Oxford

as Treatment