Name	William Wellman (William Augustus Wellman)
Other Name(s)	Wild Bill Wellman
Height	6'  (183 cm)
Build	Athletic
Date of Birth	February 29, 1896
Birthplace	Brookline. Mass.
Star Sign	Pisces
Died	December 9, 1975 (Aged 79)
Location of Death	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Cause of Death	leukemia
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Film Director
Celebrity Index	Wi
Claim to Fame	A Star is Born (1937)
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"Frankly, if you examine my whole background, it`s not very good. I can tell you that for every good picture, I made at least five or six stinkers

The best director is the director whose handprints are not on the film

I couldn`t stand being an actor. I haven`t liked many actors anyway, and I`ve directed most of them. One of my sons is an actor and it breaks my heart, but there`s nothing I can do about it

Get a director and a writer and leave them alone. That`s how the best pictures get made

[on Robert Taylor] I had no trouble with him at all. He did everything I asked him to; he was wonderful. I have never gotten along with actors.

Trivia

Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, Brian Donlevy, Robert Mitchum, James Whitmore, Jan Sterling, and Claire Trevor.

See also Trivia Index (W) :: Quotes Index (W) :: Connections Index (W)

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