Background
Wellman, Paul Iselin was born on October 14, 1898 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Frederick Creighton and Lydia (Isley) Wellman.
Wellman, Paul Iselin was born on October 14, 1898 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Frederick Creighton and Lydia (Isley) Wellman.
Bachelor of Arts, Fairmount College (now U. Wichita), 1918. Doctor of Humane Letters, University California at Los Angeles, 1966.
Spent 10 years in childhood in Angola (Portuguese West Africa). Reporter Wichita Beacon, 1919-1928, city editor, 1928. Sunday editor Wichita Eagle, 1929-1932, news editor, 1932-1936.
Editorial, feature writer Kansas City Star, 1936-1944.
Screen play writer Warner Brothers Studios, 1944, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945-1946, Warner Brothers, 1946. Time devoted exclusively to authorship since 1946.
Trustee Kansas City Museum, 1940-1944.
Served with United States Army, 1918-1919. Fellow Society American Historians. Member Society for American Archeology.
Clubs: Century, Los Los Angeles
Married Laura Mae Bruner, August 24, 1924, 1 son, Paul Iselin.