William Wright
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 6, 1911
Day of Death: January 20, 1949 (38 years old)
Place of Birth: 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 (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.
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Actor John Keen
Not a Ladies' Man
Actor Scott Carstairs
A Night to Remember
Actor George Wallace
Night in New Orleans
Actor Sam Long
The Daring Young Man
Actor Lt. Woods
Parachute Nurse
Actor 'Pinkie' Connors
Lucky Legs
Actor Lt. Danvers
True to the Army
Actor Dan O'Driscoll
A Man's World
Actor Intern (Uncredited)
Fly By Night
Actor Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
