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{{short description|American film actor, producer, and stunt pilot}} |
{{short description|American film actor, producer, and stunt pilot (1895-1932)}} |
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| name = Al Wilson |
| name = Al Wilson |
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| image = Al_Wilson_the_pilot_and_his_Curtiss_JN-4.jpg |
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| caption = Al Wilson, in front of his [[Curtiss JN-4]] |
| caption = Al Wilson, in front of his [[Curtiss JN-4]] {{circa|1920}} |
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| birth_name = Albert Peter Wilson |
| birth_name = Albert Peter Wilson |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|12|01}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|12|01}} |
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| birth_place = [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]], |
| birth_place = [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]], US |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1932|09|05|1895|12|01}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1932|09|05|1895|12|01}} |
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| death_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], |
| death_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], US |
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| birthname = Albert Peter Wilson |
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'''Albert Peter Wilson''' (December 1, 1895 – September 5, 1932) was an American film actor, producer and [[stunt pilot]]. Wilson died in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], in an air crash while doing flying stunts at the 1932 Cleveland Air Races show.<ref name="DMA1">[http://www.dmairfield.org/people/wilson_al/index.html "The Albert P. "Al" Wilson."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322052855/http://www.dmairfield.org/people/wilson_al/index.html |date=March 22, 2014 }} ''Davis-Monthan Airfield Register Website.'' Retrieved: January 16, 2011.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Wilson grew up in [[Southern California]], where his family had moved, and since he was young |
Born in [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]], Wilson grew up in [[Southern California]], where his family had moved, and since he was young he has always been passionate about flying. He started at Schiller Aviation School as a maintenance assistant, where he also began to study as a pilot. After that, he taught in flying schools and finally he became chief instructor at the American Aircraft Company. After a short period as manager of [[Mercury Aviation Company]], founded by one of his students, [[Cecil B. DeMille]], Wilson became more and more skilled in performing stunts, including wing-walking, and left the company to become a professional stunt pilot.<ref>Wynne 1987, pp. 16–17.</ref> |
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⚫ | [[File:Phantom Flyer 1928.JPG|thumb|right|poster for ''The Phantom Flyer'']] |
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Wilson worked together with stuntmen like Frank Clarke and [[Wally Timm]] and also for movie companies, including Universal. After numerous appearances in stunt roles he started his actor career in 1923 with the serial ''[[The Eagle's Talons]]''.<ref>Wynne 1987, pp. 5–17.</ref> He produced his own movies until 1927, when he went back to work with Universal. Wilson was also one of the pilots in ''[[Hell's Angels (film)|Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) and during filming, he was involved in an accident where the mechanic Phil Jones died. This episode marked the end of his career as stunt pilot in movies.<ref name="StuntPilots">[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Stunt Pilots."] ''Silents are Golden.'' Retrieved: January 16, 2011.</ref> |
Wilson worked together with stuntmen like [[Frank Clarke (pilot)|Frank Clarke]] and [[Wally Timm]] and also for movie companies, including Universal. After numerous appearances in stunt roles he started his actor career in 1923 with the serial ''[[The Eagle's Talons]]''.<ref>Wynne 1987, pp. 5–17.</ref> He produced his own movies until 1927, when he went back to work with Universal. Wilson was also one of the pilots in ''[[Hell's Angels (film)|Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) and during filming, he was involved in an accident where the mechanic Phil Jones died. This episode marked the end of his career as stunt pilot in movies.<ref name="StuntPilots">[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Stunt Pilots."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228075503/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html |date=December 28, 2012 }} ''Silents are Golden.'' Retrieved: January 16, 2011.</ref> |
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During the National Air Races in Cleveland in 1932, his aircraft crashed and he died a few days later in hospital due to the injuries he suffered. The accident is documented in the film ''Pylon Dusters: 1932 and 1938 Air Races'', an historic film about the 1932 Cleveland Race.<ref name="DMA1" /><ref name="StuntPilots" /> |
During the National Air Races in Cleveland in 1932, his aircraft crashed and he died a few days later in hospital due to the injuries he suffered. The accident is documented in the film ''Pylon Dusters: 1932 and 1938 Air Races'', an historic film about the 1932 Cleveland Race.<ref name="DMA1" /><ref name="StuntPilots" /> |
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⚫ | [[File:Phantom Flyer 1928.JPG|thumb|poster for ''The Phantom Flyer'']] |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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*''[[The Eagle's Talons]]'' (1923, serial) |
*''[[The Eagle's Talons]]'' (1923, serial) |
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*''[[The Ghost City]]'' (1923, serial) |
*''[[The Ghost City]]'' (1923, serial) |
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*''[[Sky High Saunders]]'' (1927) |
*''[[Sky High Saunders]]'' (1927) |
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*''[[The Air Patrol]]'' (1928) |
*''[[The Air Patrol]]'' (1928) |
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*''[[The Cloud Dodger]]'' (1928 |
*''[[The Cloud Dodger]]'' (1928) |
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*''[[The Phantom Flyer]]'' (1928) |
*''[[The Phantom Flyer]]'' (1928) |
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*''[[Won in the Clouds]]'' (1928) |
*''[[Won in the Clouds]]'' (1928) |
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*''[[The Sky Skidder]]'' (1929) |
*''[[The Sky Skidder]]'' (1929) |
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*''[[Hell's Angels (film)|Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) |
*''[[Hell's Angels (film)|Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) |
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*''The Airmail Mystery'' (1932) |
*''[[The Airmail Mystery]]'' (1932) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Wynne, H. Hugh. ''The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood's Classic Aviation Movies |
* Wynne, H. Hugh. ''The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood's Classic Aviation Movies''. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1987. {{ISBN|0-933126-85-9}}. |
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{{Refend}} |
{{Refend}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|Al Wilson (pilot)}} |
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*{{IMDb name|0932957}} |
*{{IMDb name|0932957}} |
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*{{Find a grave|67164364}} |
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wilson&GSfn=albert&GSmn=p.&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=67164364&df=all& Albert P. Wilson; findagrave.com] |
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*[http://www.efootage.com/stock-footage/55660/Stunt_Pilot_Al_Wilson_Killed_In_Crash_-_1932/ |
*[http://www.efootage.com/stock-footage/55660/Stunt_Pilot_Al_Wilson_Killed_In_Crash_-_1932/ Stock footage] of Al Wilson's fatal crash with [[autogiro]] |
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[[Category:1932 deaths]] |
[[Category:1932 deaths]] |
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[[Category:American male film actors]] |
[[Category:American male film actors]] |
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[[Category:Stunt pilots]] |
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[[Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States]] |
[[Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Accidental deaths in Ohio]] |
[[Category:Accidental deaths in Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Male actors from Kentucky]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]] |
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[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1932]] |
Al Wilson
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Al Wilson, in front of his Curtiss JN-4 c. 1920
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Born | Albert Peter Wilson (1895-12-01)December 1, 1895 |
Died | September 5, 1932(1932-09-05) (aged 36)
Cleveland, Ohio, US
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Albert Peter Wilson (December 1, 1895 – September 5, 1932) was an American film actor, producer and stunt pilot. Wilson died in Cleveland, Ohio, in an air crash while doing flying stunts at the 1932 Cleveland Air Races show.[1]
Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Wilson grew up in Southern California, where his family had moved, and since he was young he has always been passionate about flying. He started at Schiller Aviation School as a maintenance assistant, where he also began to study as a pilot. After that, he taught in flying schools and finally he became chief instructor at the American Aircraft Company. After a short period as manager of Mercury Aviation Company, founded by one of his students, Cecil B. DeMille, Wilson became more and more skilled in performing stunts, including wing-walking, and left the company to become a professional stunt pilot.[2]
Wilson worked together with stuntmen like Frank Clarke and Wally Timm and also for movie companies, including Universal. After numerous appearances in stunt roles he started his actor career in 1923 with the serial The Eagle's Talons.[3] He produced his own movies until 1927, when he went back to work with Universal. Wilson was also one of the pilots in Hell's Angels (1930) and during filming, he was involved in an accident where the mechanic Phil Jones died. This episode marked the end of his career as stunt pilot in movies.[4]
During the National Air Races in Cleveland in 1932, his aircraft crashed and he died a few days later in hospital due to the injuries he suffered. The accident is documented in the film Pylon Dusters: 1932 and 1938 Air Races, an historic film about the 1932 Cleveland Race.[1][4]