William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 <unk> December 9, 1975) aive mutungamiriri wemufirimu wekuAmerica anozivikanwa nebasa rake mumatsotsi, mafambiro, uye mafirimu emhando yemafirimu, kazhinji achitarisa pamisoro yendege, chishuwo chakakosha. Akatungamirirawo mafirimu anoverengeka anonakidza. Kutanga basa rake remamuvhi semutambi, akaenderera mberi nekutungamira anopfuura mafirimu makumi masere, dzimwe nguva achibvumidzwa semugadziri uye chipangamazano. Muna 1927, Wellman akatungamirira "Wings", iyo yakava firimu rokutanga kukunda Academy Award for Best Picture pa 1st Academy Awards
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