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William Wright
Acting
06 Jan 1911
† 20 Jan 1949
Ogden, Utah, USA
Biography
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 (1...
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William Wright's Movies
60%
Impact
20 Mar 1949
53%
Escape in the Fog
05 Apr 1945
46%
The Mask of Diijon
11 Mar 1946
66%
A Night to Remember
10 Dec 1942
59%
One Mysterious Night
21 Oct 1944
34%
Devil Pays Off
10 Nov 1941
56%
China Clipper
11 Aug 1936
43%
Murder in Times Square
01 Apr 1943
70%
Reveille with Beverly
04 Feb 1943
36%
Night in New Orleans
01 Jul 1942
64%
Fly By Night
19 Jan 1942
52%
Eve Knew Her Apples
12 Apr 1945
40%
Daughter of the Jungle
08 Feb 1949
40%
Saddles and Sagebrush
26 Apr 1943
32%
Eadie Was a Lady
24 Jan 1945
48%
Air Hostess
25 Aug 1949
57%
Not a Ladies' Man
14 May 1942
43%
The Daring Young Man
08 Oct 1942
43%
Meet the Stewarts
28 May 1942
62%
Lover Come Back
21 Jun 1946