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Wilbur Wright(1867-1912)

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Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright was born on 16 April 1867 in Indiana, USA. He died on 30 May 1912 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
BornApril 16, 1867
DiedMay 30, 1912(45)
BornApril 16, 1867
DiedMay 30, 1912(45)
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Known for

The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)
The Wright Brothers Aeroplane
6.6
Short
  • Self
  • 1909
Wilbur Wright's Aeroplane
5.4
Short
  • Self
  • 1908
L'homme oiseau: Wilbur Wright
Short
  • Self
  • 1909
Wilbur Wright and His Majesty, King Edward VII
Short
  • Self
  • 1909

Credits

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Self

  • The Wright Brothers Aeroplane (1909)
    The Wright Brothers Aeroplane
    6.6
    Short
    • Self
    • 1909
  • Wilbur Wright and His Majesty, King Edward VII
    Short
    • Self
    • 1909
  • L'homme oiseau: Wilbur Wright
    Short
    • Self
    • 1909
  • Wilbur Wright's Aeroplane
    5.4
    Short
    • Self
    • 1908

Archive Footage

  • Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2022)
    Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Diane Morgan in Cunk on Earth (2022)
    Cunk on Earth
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Chad Jackson in Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey (2022)
    Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey
    6.5
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • William Shatner in The UnXplained (2019)
    The UnXplained
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Bil Lepp in Man vs. History (2021)
    Man vs. History
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Co-Creator of the Airplane (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Invitation au voyage (2016)
    Invitation au voyage
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Across the Pacific (2020)
    Across the Pacific
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Speed (2019)
    Speed
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010)
    America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • The Rise of the Great Nations (2006)
    The Rise of the Great Nations
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2006
  • Lebensläufe (1995)
    Lebensläufe
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2005
  • Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention (2003)
    Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2003
  • World War I in Colour (2003)
    World War I in Colour
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2003
  • The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999)
    The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1999
  • Robin Williams in Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years (1999)
    Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - #40 (archive footage, 1999)
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site - The Wright Brothers
  • Height
    • 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
  • Born
    • April 16, 1867
    • Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 30, 1912
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA(typhoid fever)
  • Relatives
    • Orville Wright(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 15 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of Orville Wright.
  • Quotes
    Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

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