William Wright
Born: 1911-01-06
• 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.
Filmography
Air Hostess
Impact
Daughter of the Jungle
Rose of the Yukon
Gas House Kids Go West
Philo Vance Returns
No Image
Doctor Jim
Down Missouri Way
Lover Come Back
The Mask of Diijon
No Image
Eve Knew Her Apples
Escape in the Fog
Eadie Was a Lady
Dancing in Manhattan
One Mysterious Night
Saddles and Sagebrush
Murder in Times Square
Reveille with Beverly
A Night to Remember
The Daring Young Man
Lucky Legs
A Man's World
Parachute Nurse
Night in New Orleans
Meet the Stewarts
Not a Ladies' Man
True to the Army
Fly By Night
Glamour Boy
Devil Pays Off
World Premiere
China Clipper