(1895-10-24)24 October 1895 Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died
15 November 1947(1947-11-15) (aged 52) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place
Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Illinois
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1916–26, 1941–44
Rank
Commander
Spouse(s)
Minnie Louise (Bryant) Hutchinson
(m. 1916)
Relations
Frank Wilbur Wead Jr.
Lila Dorothea (Wead) Berman
Marjorie Doris (Wead) Copley
Other work
Screenwriter
Frank Wilbur[N 1] "Spig" Wead (24 October 1895 – 15 November 1947) was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation. Following a crippling spinal injury in 1926, Wead was placed on the retired list. In the 1930s, he became a screenwriter, becoming involved in more than 30 movies. He also published several books, short stories and magazine articles. During World War II, he returned to active duty. He initially worked in a planning role, but later undertook sea duty in the Pacific, where he saw action against the Japanese in 1943–44 before being placed on the retired list in mid-1945.
Cite error: There are <ref group=N> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=N}} template (see the help page).
Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (24 October 1895 – 15 November 1947) was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception...
Wead is an American surname. It may refer to: Ethel T. Wead Mick (1881–1957), American founder of Job's Daughters International FrankWead (1895–1947)...
Captain, U.S.S. Saratoga Frank Conroy as Chaplain Based loosely on the earlier war epic, What Price Glory? (1926), "Lt. Comdr. FrankWead, U.S.N. (Ret.)" is...
known as Tailspin) is a 1939 aviation film. The screenplay was written by FrankWead and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It was based on the book, "Women with Wings:...
the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is a tribute to Wead (who died 10...
at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and hosted by Frank Capra. Frank Capra became the first person to win three Best Director awards, to...
National and Cosmopolitan Productions. Navy aviator turned screenwriter Frank 'Spig' Wead provided the script, based on the original three-act play he wrote...
Norman Taurog, Robert Taylor, King Vidor, Hal B. Wallis, John Wayne, FrankWead and Sam Wood. Shortly after its formation in 1944, the Alliance issued...
Wings of Eagles (1957) for John Ford, a biographical film on the life of FrankWead, starring John Wayne. He was one of several stars in Fox's comedy Oh,...
Louis King and written by Harry Clork, Wilson Collison, W.P. Lipscomb and FrankWead. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Doris...
operations. The screenplay was from well-known writer and aviator Frank "Spig" Wead and Arthur Sheekman and starred Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny...
Spig may refer to: Spigelia, a plant used extensively in homeopathy FrankWead (1895–1947), nicknamed "Spig", a U.S. Navy aviator SPIG Industry LLC, a...
the team was called "Three Sea Hawks". The film was the first from Frank "Spig" Wead whose story was the basis for the screenplay. He went on to write...
the script. Rev Edward Dowling was hired as a consultant. Eventually FrankWead was assigned to the script. The film received mixed to negative reviews...
Leo McCarey won Best Story for Going My Way while screenwriters Frank Butler and Frank Cavett won Best Screenplay. The elimination of this category in...
Fugitive Lovers Directed by Richard Boleslavsky Written by Ferdinand Reyher FrankWead Produced by Lucien Hubbard Starring Madge Evans Robert Montgomery Nat...
Story of Jesse James Jesse James Robert Wagner Frank James Jeffrey Hunter The Wings of Eagles FrankWead John Wayne 1958 The Bonnie Parker Story Bonnie...
O'Hara, that they ought to look at her. A Yank at Oxford was reviewed by Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times as a "pleasant spoof." He wrote that the...
George Bernard Shaw. Ian Dalrymple The Citadel Nominated Shared with FrankWead and Elizabeth Hill. 1939 R. C. Sherriff Claudine West Eric Maschwitz Goodbye...
California: Aero Associates Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-9613088-0-X. Thompson, Frank. Texas Hollywood: Filmmaking in San Antonio Since 1910. San Antonio: Maverick...
Global Information