Frank Wilbur Wead

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Frank Wilbur Wead was a U.S. Navy aviator and pioneering aviation advocate who later became a Hollywood screenwriter, notably collaborating with director John Ford.

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instanceOf United States Navy officer
aviator
human
military aviation pioneer
screenwriter
collaboratedWith John Ford
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Wead
fullName Frank Wilbur Wead NERFINISHED
genre aviation film
war film
givenName Frank
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableFor Hollywood aviation-themed screenplays
advocacy of aviation
being portrayed in the film "The Wings of Eagles"
collaboration with director John Ford
pioneering U.S. naval aviation
notableWork Air Mail
Air Mail (film story basis)
linked to: Air Mail

Air Mail (screenplay)
linked to: Air Mail

Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero (play and screenplay)
Ceiling Zero (play)
Ceiling Zero (screenplay)
China Clipper
China Clipper (film story basis)
linked to: China Clipper

China Clipper (story)
linked to: China Clipper

Dirigible
Dirigible (film story basis)
linked to: Dirigible

Dirigible (story)
linked to: Dirigible

Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber (film story basis)
Dive Bomber (screenplay)
Hell Divers
Hell Divers (film story basis)
linked to: Hell Divers

Hell Divers (story)
linked to: Hell Divers

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (screenplay)
linked to: I Wanted Wings

Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1 (film story basis)
Submarine D-1 (story)
Test Pilot
Test Pilot (film story basis)
Test Pilot (screenplay)
The Big House
The Big House (film story basis)
The Big House (story)
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (film segment basis)
The Big Parade of Comedy (segment source)
The Citadel
The Citadel (screenplay adaptation)
The Citadel (screenplay)
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (film story basis)
linked to: The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars (story)
linked to: The Crowd Roars

The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet (film story basis)
linked to: The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet (story)
linked to: The Flying Fleet

The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster (film story basis)
linked to: The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster (story)
linked to: The Last Gangster

The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron (film story basis)
The Lost Squadron (story)
The White Parade
The White Parade (film story basis)
linked to: The White Parade

The White Parade (story)
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (film story basis)
They Were Expendable (screenplay)
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air (film story basis)
West Point of the Air (story)
Wings for the Eagle
Wings for the Eagle (screenplay)
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy (film story basis)
linked to: Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy (story)
linked to: Wings of the Navy
occupation aviation advocate
naval aviator
screenwriter

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Frank Wead fullName Frank Wilbur Wead