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WritingFrank Wead
Writing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Frank Wead
Filmography
Production & Directing (34)
1957
The Wings of EaglesWriter
6.3
1947
Blaze of NoonScreenplay
5.7
1947
The Beginning or the EndWriter
6.4
1946
The Hoodlum SaintWriter
5.5
1945
They Were ExpendableScreenplay
6.5
1943
DestroyerStory
6.8
1943
DestroyerScreenplay
6.8
1941
Dive BomberScreenplay
6.3
1941
Dive BomberStory
6.3
1941
I Wanted WingsStory
5.6
1940
Moon Over BurmaWriter
5.8
1939
20,000 Men a YearStory
6.2
1939
Tail SpinWriter
6.3
1938
The CitadelScreenplay
6.4
1938
Test PilotOriginal Story
6.1
1938
A Yank at OxfordTreatment
6.8
1937
Submarine D-1Story
5.0
1937
Submarine D-1Screenplay
5.0
1937
Sea DevilsScreenplay
6.0
1936
China ClipperScreenplay
5.8
1936
Ceiling ZeroScreenplay
5.9
1936
Ceiling ZeroTheatre Play
5.9
1935
The Great ImpersonationScreenplay
7.5
1935
StrandedStory
6.0
1935
Murder in the FleetScreenplay
6.6
1935
Storm Over the AndesScreenplay
7.0
1935
West Point of the AirScreenplay
7.0
1934
I'll Tell the WorldStory
7.0
1933
Midshipman JackScreenplay
8.0
1932
Air MailScreenplay
5.5
1932
Air MailStory
5.5
1932
The All-AmericanWriter
6.5
1931
DirigibleStory
5.5
1929
The Flying FleetStory
6.9