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Billy K. Wells(1883-1956)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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William "Billy" K. Wells wrote for stage, screen and radio and was remembered as a script writer on twelve "George White's Scandals" productions. Wells worked on musical comedies for the Broadway stage from 1919 to 1943, returning in 1953 with "John Murray Anderson's Almanac". Wells was born in New York City and died there seventy-two years later on 17 April, 1956.
BornOctober 29, 1883
DiedApril 17, 1956(72)
BornOctober 29, 1883
DiedApril 17, 1956(72)
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Known for

Lloyd Bacon, Dorothy Christy, Claude Gillingwater, Chic Johnson, Winnie Lightner, and Ole Olsen in Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
Gold Dust Gertie
5.5
  • Writer(as William K. Wells)
  • 1931
Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, Evalyn Knapp, and Winnie Lightner in Side Show (1931)
Side Show
5.1
  • Writer(as William K. Wells)
  • 1931
Victor McLaglen and Lilyan Tashman in On the Level (1930)
On the Level
  • Writer(as William K. Wells)
  • 1930
Big Boy (1930)
Big Boy
5.7
  • Writer(as William K. Wells)
  • 1930

Credits

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Writer



  • The Misery Merchants
    Short
    • Writer (as William K. Wells)
    • 1961
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
    Suspense
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer (as William K. Wells)
    • 1953
  • American Minstrels of 1949
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • written by (segment "Pay the Two Dollars", uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Danny Kaye in The Birth of a Star (1944)
    The Birth of a Star
    Short
    • story "Cupid Takes a Holiday"
    • 1944
  • Winner Lose All
    Short
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Pardon My Accident (1938)
    Pardon My Accident
    5.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • Cactus Caballeros
    4.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • Danny Kaye, George Watts, and Estelle Jayne in Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)
    Cupid Takes a Holiday
    6.1
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • The Miss They Missed (1938)
    The Miss They Missed
    6.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • Getting an Eyeful
    5.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • Brides of Sulu (1934)
    Brides of Sulu
    4.6
    • narrative (as WM K. Wells)
    • 1934
  • Jimmy Durante and Jack Pearl in Meet the Baron (1933)
    Meet the Baron
    5.6
    • dialogue (as William K. Wells)
    • 1933
  • Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, Evalyn Knapp, and Winnie Lightner in Side Show (1931)
    Side Show
    5.1
    • by (as William K. Wells)
    • 1931
  • Lloyd Bacon, Dorothy Christy, Claude Gillingwater, Chic Johnson, Winnie Lightner, and Ole Olsen in Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
    Gold Dust Gertie
    5.5
    • screenplay (as William K. Wells)
    • 1931

Actor



  • Lili Damita, Edmund Lowe, and Victor McLaglen in The Cock-Eyed World (1929)
    The Cock-Eyed World
    5.3
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • When a Man's a Prince (1926)
    When a Man's a Prince
    5.0
    Short
    • Commentator (1952 re-issue)
    • 1926

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • WM K. Wells
  • Born
    • October 29, 1883
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 17, 1956
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Eleanor Lewin
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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