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William A. Wellman
![Wellman filming ''[[The High and the Mighty (film)|The High and the Mighty]]'' (1954)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/William_Wellman.jpg/150px-William_Wellman.jpg)
Beginning his film career as an actor, he went on to direct over 80 films, at times co-credited as producer and consultant, from the silent era through the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was nominated for four Academy Awards: three Best Director Oscars for the original ''A Star Is Born'' (1937), ''Battleground'' (1949), and ''The High and the Mighty'' (1954) and one in Best Original Story for ''A Star is Born'', which he won. In 1973, he received the Directors Guild of America's Lifetime Achievement Award. He was previously a decorated combat pilot during World War I, serving in the Lafayette Flying Corps of the French Air Force, and earning a Croix de Guerre with two palms for valorous action. Provided by Wikipedia