William Wright

Handsome actor William Wright's mid-film 1940s career was pushed with a wave of Columbia Studio publicity promoting him as World War II's answer to Clark Gable. The push ultimately did not work and Wright's rather obscure career faded within a decade.The Utah-born actor moved to California after his schooling and studied at the Pasadena Playhouse. His film debut came about with the small role of a pilot in China Clipper (1936). Groomed in uncredited and featured roles for both large (Paramount) and small (Monogram) studios, his more visible work in Rookies on Parade (1941), World Premiere (1941), The Devil Pays Off (1941) and Glamour Boy (1941) eventually led to a Columbia contract in 1942.The handsome, dapper, mustachioed Wright proved reliable and lent a smooth air to his "B" series mixed bag of heroes and villains. Throughout the war-era he supported in such Columbia films as Not a Ladies' Man (1942), Night in New Orleans (1942), Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942) and Lucky Legs (194... [Details Intro]