The Wings of Eagles
Plot: The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter
Release Date:
Thursday, January 31 1957
68 years ago
68 years ago
Genres: Drama, War
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Cast
John Wayne. John Wayne was 49 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Frank W. 'Spig' Wead'.Birthday: Sun, May 26 1907 –
Died: Mon, Jun 11 1979
Died: Mon, Jun 11 1979
Dan Dailey. Dan Dailey was 43 in The Wings of Eagles as ''Jughead' Carson'.Birthday: Sun, Dec 14 1913 –
Died: Mon, Oct 16 1978
Died: Mon, Oct 16 1978
Maureen O'Hara. Maureen O'Hara was 36 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Min Wead'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 17 1920 –
Died: Sat, Oct 24 2015
Died: Sat, Oct 24 2015
Ward Bond. Ward Bond was 53 in The Wings of Eagles as 'John Dodge'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 09 1903 –
Died: Sat, Nov 05 1960
Died: Sat, Nov 05 1960
Ken Curtis. Ken Curtis was 40 in The Wings of Eagles as 'John Dale Price'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 02 1916 –
Died: Sun, Apr 28 1991
Died: Sun, Apr 28 1991
Edmund Lowe. Edmund Lowe was 66 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Adm. Moffett'.Birthday: Sun, Mar 02 1890 –
Died: Wed, Apr 21 1971
Died: Wed, Apr 21 1971
Kenneth Tobey. Kenneth Tobey was 39 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 23 1917 –
Died: Sun, Dec 22 2002
Died: Sun, Dec 22 2002
James Todd. James Todd was 48 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Jack Travis'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 08 1908 –
Died: Thu, Feb 08 1968
Died: Thu, Feb 08 1968
Barry Kelley. Barry Kelley was 48 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Capt. Jock Clark'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 19 1908 –
Died: Sat, Jun 15 1991
Died: Sat, Jun 15 1991
Sig Ruman. Sig Ruman was 72 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Manager'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 10 1884 –
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1967
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1967
Henry O'Neill. Henry O'Neill was 65 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Capt. Spear'.Birthday: Sun, Aug 09 1891 –
Died: Thu, May 18 1961
Died: Thu, May 18 1961
Willis Bouchey. Willis Bouchey was 49 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Barton'.Birthday: Fri, May 24 1907 –
Died: Tue, Sep 27 1977
Died: Tue, Sep 27 1977
Dorothy Jordan. Dorothy Jordan was 50 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Rose Brentmann'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 09 1906 –
Died: Wed, Dec 07 1988
Died: Wed, Dec 07 1988
Evelyn Rudie
Chuck Roberson. Chuck Roberson was 37 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Officer'.Birthday: Sat, May 10 1919 –
Died: Wed, Jun 08 1988
Died: Wed, Jun 08 1988
Peter Ortiz. Peter Ortiz was 43 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Lt. Charles Dexter'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 05 1913 –
Died: Mon, May 16 1988
Died: Mon, May 16 1988
Crew
John Ford. John Ford was 62 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Director'Birthday: Thu, Feb 01 1894 –
Died: Fri, Aug 31 1973
Died: Fri, Aug 31 1973
Paul Vogel. Paul Vogel was 57 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1899 –
Died: Mon, Nov 24 1975
Died: Mon, Nov 24 1975
Wingate Smith. Wingate Smith was >> in The Wings of Eagles as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frank Wead. Frank Wead would have been no older than 52 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Writer'Birthday: Thu, Oct 24 1895 –
Died: Sat, Nov 15 1947
Died: Sat, Nov 15 1947
William Wister Haines. William Wister Haines was >> in The Wings of Eagles as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frank Fenton. Frank Fenton was 53 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Fri, Feb 13 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 23 1971
Died: Mon, Aug 23 1971
Charles Schnee. Charles Schnee was 40 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Producer'Birthday: Sun, Aug 06 1916 –
Died: Thu, Nov 29 1962
Died: Thu, Nov 29 1962
James E. Newcom. James E. Newcom was 51 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Tue, Aug 29 1905 –
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1990
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1990
Gene Ruggiero. Gene Ruggiero was 46 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Editor'Birthday: Mon, Jun 20 1910 –
Died: Tue, Feb 19 2002
Died: Tue, Feb 19 2002
Jeff Alexander. Jeff Alexander was 46 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sat, Jul 02 1910 –
Died: Sat, Dec 23 1989
Died: Sat, Dec 23 1989
William Tuttle. William Tuttle was 44 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Sat, Apr 13 1912 –
Died: Fri, Jul 27 2007
Died: Fri, Jul 27 2007
Ronnie Rondell Jr.. Ronnie Rondell Jr. was 19 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Stunts'Birthday: Wed, Feb 10 1937 –
Died: Tue, Aug 12 2025
Died: Tue, Aug 12 2025
Walter Plunkett. Walter Plunkett was 54 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Wardrobe Master'Birthday: Wed, Jun 04 1902 –
Died: Mon, Mar 08 1982
Died: Mon, Mar 08 1982
Edwin B. Willis. Edwin B. Willis was 64 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Fri, Jan 27 1893 –
Died: Tue, Nov 26 1963
Died: Tue, Nov 26 1963
A. Arnold Gillespie. A. Arnold Gillespie was 57 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Special Effects'Birthday: Sat, Oct 14 1899 –
Died: Wed, May 03 1978
Died: Wed, May 03 1978
Malcolm Brown. Malcolm Brown was 53 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Mon, Aug 10 1903 –
Died: Tue, Aug 29 1967
Died: Tue, Aug 29 1967
William A. Horning. William A. Horning was 52 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Wed, Nov 09 1904 –
Died: Mon, Mar 02 1959
Died: Mon, Mar 02 1959
Wesley C. Miller. Wesley C. Miller was 62 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Sound Supervisor'Birthday: Thu, Dec 27 1894 –
Died: Thu, Apr 19 1962
Died: Thu, Apr 19 1962
F. Keogh Gleason. F. Keogh Gleason was 50 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Sat, Apr 14 1906 –
Died: Sat, Dec 18 1982
Died: Sat, Dec 18 1982
Warren Newcombe. Warren Newcombe was 62 in The Wings of Eagles as 'Special Effects'Birthday: Sat, Apr 28 1894 –
Died: Wed, Aug 03 1960
Died: Wed, Aug 03 1960
John Dale Price. John Dale Price was >> in The Wings of Eagles as 'Technical Advisor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday