A one-time juvenile petty criminal and hockey player, William Wellman went on to serve in the French Foreign Legion and later became a World War I air ace. Read Full Biography
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Buffalo Bill
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Battleground
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Beggars of Life
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Lady of Burlesque
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So Big
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You Never Know Women
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Stingaree
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Roxie Hart
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The Light that Failed
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Beau Geste
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Heroes for Sale
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Yellow Sky
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Female
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Midnight Mary
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Wild Boys Of The Road
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Wings
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A Star Is Born
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Gable: The King Remembered
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Darby's Rangers
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Lafayette Escadrille
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Goodbye, My Lady
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Blood Alley
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Ring of Fear
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The High and the Mighty
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1954 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | The High and the Mighty | Nominated |
| 1954 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | The High and the Mighty | Nominated |
| 1949 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Battleground | Nominated |
| 1937 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | A Star Is Born | Nominated |
| 1937 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Story | A Star Is Born | Won |
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