Frank Wead Net Worth
Frank Wead Net Worth is
$9 Million
Frank Wead Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead was a US Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Before and after World War I he was an early proponent of pushing the Navy into air racing and speed competitions. This competition, mainly against the United States Army (and their leader James... | Date Of Birth | October 24, 1895 |
| Died | 1947-11-15 |
| Place Of Birth | Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Profession | Writer |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceiling Zero | 1936 | play / screenplay | |
| The Great Impersonation | 1935 | screenplay | |
| Alas sobre El Chaco | 1935 | ||
| Stranded | 1935 | story "Lady with a Badge" | |
| Murder in the Fleet | 1935 | screen play | |
| Storm Over the Andes | 1935 | screenplay - as Lt. Comm. Frank Wead | |
| West Point of the Air | 1935 | screen play | |
| Hell in the Heavens | 1934 | contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited | |
| I'll Tell the World | 1934 | story | |
| Fugitive Lovers | 1934 | story | |
| S.O.S. Iceberg | 1933 | uncredited | |
| Midshipman Jack | 1933 | screenplay | |
| Air Mail | 1932 | story and screenplay | |
| The All-American | 1932 | ||
| Hell Divers | 1931 | story - as Lt. Comdr. Frank Wead U.S.N. Ret. | |
| Shipmates | 1931 | continuity - as Lieutenant Commander Wead | |
| Dirigible | 1931 | story - as Commander Frank Wilber Wead U.S.N. | |
| The Flying Fleet | 1929 | story - as Lieut. Commander Frank Wead U.S.N. | |
| The Wings of Eagles | 1957 | based on the life and writings of - as Commander Frank W. 'Spig' Wead | |
| Blaze of Noon | 1947 | screenplay | |
| The Beginning or the End | 1947 | ||
| The Hoodlum Saint | 1946 | ||
| They Were Expendable | 1945 | screenplay - as Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. {Ret} | |
| Destroyer | 1943 | screen play / story | |
| International Squadron | 1941 | play "Ceiling Zero" | |
| Dive Bomber | 1941 | from a story by / screen play | |
| I Wanted Wings | 1941 | story | |
| Moon Over Burma | 1940 | ||
| Sailor's Lady | 1940 | original story | |
| 20,000 Men a Year | 1939 | story | |
| Tail Spin | 1939 | writer | |
| The Citadel | 1938 | screen play | |
| Test Pilot | 1938 | original story | |
| A Yank at Oxford | 1938 | contributing to treatment - uncredited | |
| Submarine D-1 | 1937 | from a story by / screen play | |
| Sea Devils | 1937 | ||
| China Clipper | 1936 | screen play |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wings of Eagles | 1957 | dedicatee - as Commander Frank 'Spig' Wead |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Story | Test Pilot (1938) |
| 1939 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay | The Citadel (1938) |
Known for movies
Dive Bomber (1941)
as Writer
They Were Expendable (1945)
as Writer
Ceiling Zero (1936)
as Writer
Destroyer (1943)
as Writer