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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
15 November 1947, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who... more
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
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Lt. Comdr. Frank Wead U.S.N. Ret. | Commander Frank Wilber Wead U.S.N. | Lieut. Commander Frank Wead U.S.N. | Commander Frank Wilber Wead USN. | Commander Frank 'Spig' Wead | Commander Frank W. 'Spig' Wead | Lieutenant Commander Wead | Lt. Comm. Frank Wead | Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. [Ret]
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1. | The Wings of Eagles (1957) | (based on the life and writings of) (as Commander Frank W. 'Spig' Wead) | 1957 | - | 6.6 (1,249) |
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2. | Blaze of Noon (1947) | (screenplay) | 1947 | - | 5.5 (46) |
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3. | The Beginning or the End (1947) | (writer) | 1947 | - | 6.7 (136) |
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4. | The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | (writer) | 1946 | - | 5.9 (136) |
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5. | They Were Expendable (1945) | (screenplay) (as Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. [Ret]) | 1945 | - | 7.4 (2,571) |
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6. | Destroyer (1943) | (screenplay) (story) | 1943 | - | 6.9 (288) |
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7. | International Squadron (1941) | (play "Ceiling Zero") | 1941 | - | 5.4 (36) |
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8. | Dive Bomber (1941) | (screenplay) (story) | 1941 | - | 6.5 (581) |
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9. | I Wanted Wings (1941) | (story) | 1941 | - | 6.0 (86) |
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10. | Moon Over Burma (1940) | (writer) | 1940 | - | 5.8 (11) |
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11. | Sailor's Lady (1940) | (story) | 1940 | - | 6.4 (9) |
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12. | 20,000 Men a Year (1939) | (story) | 1939 | - | 7.0 (11) |
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13. | Tail Spin (1939) | (writer) | 1939 | - | 6.7 (22) |
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14. | The Citadel (1938) | (writer) | 1938 | - | 7.4 (717) |
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15. | Test Pilot (1938) | (story) | 1938 | - | 6.9 (633) |
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16. | A Yank at Oxford (1938) | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) | 1938 | - | 6.6 (442) |
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17. | Submarine D-1 (1937) | (screenplay) (story) | 1937 | - | 5.8 (50) |
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18. | Sea Devils (1937) | (writer) | 1937 | - | 6.3 (38) |
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19. | China Clipper (1936) | (screenplay) | 1936 | - | 6.1 (190) |
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20. | Ceiling Zero (1936) | (play) (screenplay) | 1936 | - | 7.0 (271) |
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21. | The Great Impersonation (1935) | (writer) | 1935 | - | 6.8 (11) |
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22. | Alas sobre El Chaco (1935) | (writer) | 1935 | - | - |
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23. | Stranded (1935) | (story "Lady with a Badge") | 1935 | - | 6.9 (168) |
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24. | Murder in the Fleet (1935) | (screenplay) | 1935 | - | 6.6 (37) |
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25. | Storm Over the Andes (1935) | (screenplay) (as Lt. Comm. Frank Wead) | 1935 | - | - |
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26. | West Point of the Air (1935) | (screenplay) | 1935 | - | 6.2 (85) |
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27. | I'll Tell the World (1934) | (story) | 1934 | - | - |
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28. | Fugitive Lovers (1934) | (story) | 1934 | - | 6.8 (66) |
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29. | Midshipman Jack (1933) | (screenplay) | 1933 | - | 5.5 (18) |
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30. | Air Mail (1932) | (story and screenplay) | 1932 | - | 7.0 (143) |
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31. | The All-American (1932) | (writer) | 1932 | - | - |
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32. | Hell Divers (1931) | (story) (as Lt. Comdr. Frank Wead U.S.N. Ret.) | 1931 | - | 6.4 (144) |
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33. | Shipmates (1931) | (continuity) (as Lieutenant Commander Wead) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (30) |
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34. | Dirigible (1931) | (story) (as Commander Frank Wilber Wead U.S.N.) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (196) |
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35. | The Flying Fleet (1929) | (story) (as Lieut. Commander Frank Wead U.S.N.) | 1929 | - | 6.7 (85) |
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1. | The Wings of Eagles (1957) | (dedicatee) (as Commander Frank 'Spig' Wead) | 1957 | - | 6.6 (1,249) |
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Additional Details
Other Works:
Ceiling Zero (1935). Written by Frank Wead. Directed by Antoinette Perry. Music Box Theatre: 10 Apr 1935- Jul 1935 (closing date unknown/104 performances). Cast: John Bohn, John Boruff, Geoffrey Bryant, Chester Clute (as "Baldy Wright"), John Drew Colt (as "Dick Peterson"), Joseph Downing, Walter Greaza (as "Al Stone"), Gladys Griswold, Allan Hale (as "Tay Lawson"), John F. Hamilton, Nedda Harrigan (as "Mary Lee"), Walter Hill, John Huntington, Hope Lawder, John Litel, Osgood Perkins (as "Jake Lee"), Margaret Perry (as "Tommy Thomas"), Philip Remar, Grandon Rhodes, G. Albert Smith, Ben Starkie, James Todd. Produced by Brock Pemberton. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Aviation | Friendship | Self Sacrifice more
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