Weld, John, 1905-2003

Weld was born on Feb. 24, 1905 in Birmingham, AL; attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1921-2; became a stuntman in Hollywood films, 1923-6; became a reporter, often from Paris, for several newspapers, including the Paris times and the New York herald; later worked for the Ford Motor Co. before becoming a producer of film documentaries; published works include Don't you cry for me (1940), The pardners (1941), Sabbath has no end (1942), Mark Pfeiffer, M.D. (1943), The missionary : a novel of the early Southwest (1981), and the two autobiographical volumes, Young man in Paris (1985) and Fly away home : memoirs of a Hollywood stunt man (1991).

From the description of Papers, 1938-1944. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40297804

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