William Wright
Acting
Born 1911-01-06
Died 1949-01-20
Ogden, Utah, USA
33 credits
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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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Filmography
Impact
Meet the Stewarts
A Night to Remember
Escape in the Fog
Murder in Times Square
Glamour Boy
Lucky Legs
A Man's World
Fly By Night
Daughter of the Jungle
China Clipper
One Mysterious Night
Lover Come Back
Parachute Nurse
Night in New Orleans
Reveille with Beverly
The Daring Young Man
Eadie Was a Lady
Eve Knew Her Apples
Philo Vance Returns
Air Hostess
The Mask of Diijon
Devil Pays Off
Rose of the Yukon
Doctor Jim
Not a Ladies' Man
True to the Army
Down Missouri Way
King of the Gamblers
Saddles and Sagebrush
World Premiere
Gas House Kids Go West
Dancing in Manhattan
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