William A. Wellman

Director and writer. Born 29 February 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Died 9 December 1975.

Titles on Fi1m5 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

29 February 1896, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 December 1975

Active

1927–2018

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate William’s work 5 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $7m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1927–2018

Genres

Drama4
Action2
Romance2
War2
Crime1
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestThe Ox-Bow Incident1943

78WorstA Star Is Born1937

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31910s

201920s

351930s

141940s

141950s

21970s

12010s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 3 nominated

Nominated1955Best Director · The High and the Mighty
Nominated1950Best Director · Battleground
Won1938Best Story · A Star Is Born
Nominated1938Best Director · A Star Is Born

Other awards1 won

Won1960star on Hollywood Walk of Fame: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

William A. Wellman