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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1830
- Died
- 1889
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Book of Kalilah and Dimnah
- The Kāmil
- Note on a bilingual inscription, Latin and Aramaic, recently found at South Shields
- The homilies of Aphraates, the Persian sage
- Kratkīĭ ocherk istorīi sirīĭskoĭ literatury
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Film & TV
Ogden, Utah, USA
William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns…
Known for
- Impact — Prosecutor1949
- Rose of the Yukon — Tom Clark1949
- Daughter of the Jungle — Carl Easton1949
- Air Hostess — Fred MacCoy1949
- King of the Gamblers — Dave Fowler1948
- Philo Vance Returns — Philo Vance1947
- Gas House Kids Go West — Jim Kingsley1947
- Doctor Jim — Doctor Sylvester1947
- The Mask of Diijon — Tony Holiday1946
- Down Missouri Way — Mike Burton1946
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 92
- Total plays
- 358
William "Bill" Wright is a member of the band Pilothouse. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Wright">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ogden
- Place of death
- Ensenada
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- William Wright by Edward Cronenweth, 1945.jpg
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- date of death
- 1949-01-19
- date of birth
- 1911-01-05
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- William Wright (actor)
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