William A. Wellman

William Wellman
Biografske informacije
Rođenje(1896-02-29)29. 2. 1896.
Brookline, Massachusetts, SAD
Smrt9. 12. 1975. (dob: 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
SupružnikHelene Chadwick
(1918–1923, razvod)
Margery Chapin
(1925–1926, razvod)
Marjorie Crawford
(1931–1933, razvod)
Dorothy Coonan
(1934–1975, njegova smrt)
Profesionalne informacije
Zanimanjerežiser, glumac
Opus
Djelatni period1919–1958
Znamenita djela
  • Wings
  • The Public Enemy
  • A Star Is Born
  • Battleground
Nagrade
Oscar za najbolju originalnu priču
Inspiracija
Od
  • Douglas Fairbanks
Potpis

William Augustus Wellman (29. februar 1896 - 9. decembar 1975) bio je američki filmski režiser, poznat kao tvorac nekih od ključnih ostvarenja klasičnog Hollywooda.

Rodio se u uglednoj aristokratskoj porodici tzv. bostonskih brahmana. Usprkos toga je izbačen iz škole nakon bacanja smrdljive bombe na svog nastavnika, a nakon čega je bio prisiljen zarađivati za život kao trgovac, a potom i profesionalni igrač hokeja na ledu. Za vrijeme prvog svjetskog rata ga je žeđ za pustolovinom odvela u Francusku gdje se priključio Legiji stranaca, odakle je premješten u zrakoplovnu eskadrilu br. 87. U njoj je, leteći na lovačkom aparatu Nieuport 24 zabilježio tri zračne pobjede, prije nego što je 21. marta 1918. godine i sam oboren. Uspio je preživjeti, iako je nakon toga do kraja života šepao. Poslan je u SAD gdje se priključio zrakoplovnim snagama američke vojske gdje je dobio čin poručnika i služio kao instruktor. Stari prijatelj Douglas Fairbanks mu je predložio da ode u Hollywood, što je Wellman na kraju i učinio.

Wellman, koji je zbog sklonosti pijančevanju i tučnjavama stekao nadimak Divlji "Bill" se ispočetka iskušao kao glumac, ali je vidio da se slabo slaže sa svojim kolegama. Umjesto toga je odlučio karijeru nastaviti iza kamera, i relativno brzo napredovao do mjesta režisera. Već 1927. mu je povjeren nijemi ratni spektakl Wings, prvi film koji je dobio Oscara. Wellman je bez problema prošao tranziciju na zvučni film te tokom 1930-ih režirao niz žanrovski raznovrsnih, ali hvaljenih i uticajnih ostvarenja, kao što su gangsterski film The Public Enemy i melodrama A Star Is Born. Iako je prema vlastitim riječima prezirao glumce, čak sedmorica su u njegovim filmovima zaradila Oscare. Posljednji film - ratna drama Lafayette Escadrille - mu je bio djelomično autobiografskog karaktera.

Wellman je uživao reputaciju velikog ženskara, te se ženio i razvodio tri puta prije nego što je 1933. godine prilikom snimanja filma Wild Boys on the Road upoznao plesačicu Dorothy Coonan. S njom se sljedeće godine vjenčao i ostato u braku do smrti; ona mu je rodila četiri sina i tri kćeri.

Izabrana filmografija

  • The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919)(*Wellmanov debi)
  • The Twins of Suffering Creek (1920) (van špice)
  • The Man Who Won (1923)
  • Second Hand Love (1923)
  • Big Dan (1923)
  • Cupid's Fireman (1923)
  • The Vagabond Trail (1924)
  • Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
  • The Circus Cowboy (1924)
  • When Husbands Flirt (1925)
  • The Boob (1926)
  • You Never Know Women (1926)
  • The Cat's Pyjamas (1926)
  • Wings (1927)
  • Ladies of the Mob (1928)
  • Beggars of Life (1928)
  • The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
  • Chinatown Nights (1929)
  • Woman Trap (1929)
  • The Man I Love (1929)
  • Young Eagles (1930)
  • Dangerous Paradise (1930)
  • Maybe It's Love (1930)
  • The Public Enemy (1931)
  • Other Men's Women (1931)
  • Night Nurse (1931)
  • The Star Witness (1931)
  • Safe in Hell (1931)
  • The Hatchet Man (1932)
  • So Big! (1932)
  • Frisco Jenny (1932)
  • The Purchase Price (1932)
  • Love Is a Racket (1932)
  • The Conquerors (1932)
  • Central Airport (1933)
  • Midnight Mary (1933)
  • Lilly Turner (1933)
  • Heroes for Sale (1933)
  • Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
  • College Coach (1933)

  • Viva Villa! (1934) (van špice)
  • The President Vanishes (1934)
  • Stingaree (1934)
  • Looking for Trouble (1934)
  • The Call of the Wild (1935)
  • The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
  • Small Town Girl (1936)
  • Tarzan Escapes (1936) (uncredited)
  • A Star Is Born (1937)
  • Nothing Sacred (1937)
  • Men with Wings (1938)
  • Beau Geste (1939)
  • The Light that Failed (1939)
  • Thunder Birds (1942)
  • Roxie Hart (1942)
  • The Great Man's Lady (1942)
  • Lady of Burlesque (1943)
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
  • Buffalo Bill (1944)
  • This Man's Navy (1945)
  • The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
  • Gallant Journey (1946)
  • Magic Town (1947)
  • The Iron Curtain (1948)
  • Yellow Sky (1948)
  • Battleground (1949)
  • The Happy Years (1950)
  • The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
  • Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
  • Westward the Women (1951)
  • My Man and I (1952)
  • Island in the Sky (1953)
  • The High and the Mighty (1954)
  • Track of the Cat (1954)
  • Blood Alley (1955)
  • Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
  • Darby's Rangers (1958)
  • Lafayette Escadrille (1958)

Vanjske veze

  • 1978 interview with Wellman
  • William A. Wellman na sajtu IMDb
  • William A. Wellman na Allmovieu
  • William A. Wellman na Filmskoj bazi podataka TCM (en)
  • "Go Get 'Em!", by William A. Wellman, Google ebook
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Filmovi koje je režirao William A. Wellman
1920-e
  • Second Hand Love
  • The Man Who Won
  • Big Dan
  • Cupid's Fireman
  • Not a Drum Was Heard
  • The Vagabond Trail
  • The Circus Cowboy
  • When Husbands Flirt
  • The Boob
  • You Never Know Women
  • The Cat's Pajamas
  • Wings
  • The Legion of the Condemned
  • Ladies of the Mob
  • Beggars of Life
  • Chinatown Nights
  • The Man I Love
  • Woman Trap
1930-e
  • Dangerous Paradise
  • Young Eagles
  • Maybe It's Love
  • Other Men's Women
  • The Public Enemy
  • Night Nurse
  • The Star Witness
  • Safe in Hell
  • The Hatchet Man
  • So Big!
  • Love Is a Racket
  • The Purchase Price
  • The Conquerors
  • Frisco Jenny
  • Central Airport
  • Lilly Turner
  • Heroes for Sale
  • Midnight Mary
  • Wild Boys of the Road
  • Female
  • College Coach
  • Looking for Trouble
  • Stingaree
  • The President Vanishes
  • The Call of the Wild
  • The Robin Hood of El Dorado
  • Small Town Girl
  • A Star Is Born
  • Nothing Sacred
  • Men With Wings
  • Beau Geste
  • The Light that Failed
1940-e
  • Reaching for the Sun
  • Roxie Hart
  • The Great Man's Lady
  • Thunder Birds
  • Lady of Burlesque
  • The Ox-Bow Incident
  • Buffalo Bill
  • This Man's Navy
  • The Story of G.I. Joe
  • Gallant Journey
  • Magic Town
  • The Iron Curtain
  • Yellow Sky
  • Battleground
1950-e
  • The Next Voice You Hear...
  • The Happy Years
  • Across the Wide Missouri
  • It's a Big Country
  • Westward the Women
  • My Man and I
  • Island in the Sky
  • The High and the Mighty
  • Track of the Cat
  • Blood Alley
  • Good-bye, My Lady
  • Darby's Rangers
  • Lafayette Escadrille
televizija
Light's Diamond Jubilee (ko-režiseri: Alan Handley, Christian Nyby, Roy Rowland, Norman Taurog, King Vidor i Bud Yorkin) (1954)
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1928–1939
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  • nije dodijeljen (1928/29)
  • nije dodijeljen (1929/30)
  • John Monk Saunders (1930/31)
  • Frances Marion (1931/32)
  • Robert Lord (1932/33)
  • Arthur Caesar (1934)
  • Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (1935)
  • Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney (1936)
  • Robert Carson, William Wellman (1937)
  • Eleanore Griffin, Dore Schary (1938)
  • Lewis R. Foster (1939)
1940–1956
  • Benjamin Glazer, John Toldy (1940)
  • Harry Segall (1941)
  • Emeric Pressburger (1942)
  • William Saroyan (1943)
  • Leo McCarey (1944)
  • Charles G. Booth (1945)
  • Clemence Dane (1946)
  • Valentine Davies (1947)
  • Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler (1948)
  • Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt (1950)
  • James Bernard, Paul Dehn (1951)
  • Frank Cavett, Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John (1952)
  • Dalton Trumbo (1953)
  • Philip Yordan (1954)
  • Daniel Fuchs (1955)
  • Robert Rich (1956)
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