Frank Wead

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human military officer naval aviator screenwriter

Frank Wead was an American naval aviator-turned-screenwriter known for his aviation-themed stories and contributions to classic Hollywood films.

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Label	Occurrences
Frank Wead canonical	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ military officer ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	United States Navy ⓘ
familyName	Wead ⓘ
fieldOfWork	aviation ⓘ cinema ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ
fullName	Frank Wilbur Wead ⓘ
genre	aviation fiction ⓘ war film ⓘ
givenName	Frank ⓘ
hasPortrayal	John Wayne ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
middleName	Wilbur ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableCollaboration	John Ford ⓘ John Wayne ⓘ
notableFor	aviation-themed screenplays ⓘ contributions to classic Hollywood films ⓘ
notableWork	Air Mail ⓘ Ceiling Zero ⓘ China Clipper ⓘ Dirigible ⓘ Dive Bomber ⓘ Hell Divers ⓘ Test Pilot ⓘ The Citadel ⓘ The Navy Comes Through ⓘ surface form: The Fighting Seabees (story) The Flying Fleet ⓘ The Flying Fleet ⓘ surface form: The Flying Fleet (story) The Flying Marine ⓘ The Flying Tigers (story) ⓘ The Sky’s the Limit (story) ⓘ The Valiant and the Damned (story) ⓘ They Were Expendable ⓘ We Plaster the Japs (story) ⓘ West Point of the Air ⓘ Wings for the Eagle (story) ⓘ Wings in the Dark ⓘ
occupation	film producer ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ
portrayedIn	The Wings of Eagles ⓘ
subjectOf	The Wings of Eagles ⓘ

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Test Pilot (1938 film) → storyBy → Frank Wead ⓘ

The Citadel → screenwriter → Frank Wead ⓘ