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Age
32
Movies
6.2
Rating
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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Died at
32
Movies
6.2
Avg Rating
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.
Glamour Boy
1941
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 6, 1911
Died
January 20, 1949
Birthplace
Ogden, Utah, USA
World Premiere
1941
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
Glamour Boy
1941
Lucky Legs
1942
Lover Come Back
1946
China Clipper
1936
Philo Vance Returns
1947
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
A Man's World
1942
Fly By Night
1942
One Mysterious Night
1944
Impact
1949
Doctor Jim
1947
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Meet the Stewarts
1942
Rose of the Yukon
1949
A Night to Remember
1942
Escape in the Fog
1945
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
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