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A Star Is Born

1937 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q873186
A Star Is Born
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Summary

A Star Is Born is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Story[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: William A. Wellman[5], Jack Conway[6]
  • Screenwriter: Dorothy Parker[7], Alan Campbell[8], Robert Carson[9], Adela Rogers St. Johns[10], William A. Wellman[11]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13], romance film[14], musical film[15]
  • Cast member: Janet Gaynor[16], Fredric March[17], Adolphe Menjou[18], May Robson[19], Andy Devine[20], Lionel Stander[21], Owen Moore[22], Edgar Kennedy[23], Francis Ford[24], Arthur Hoyt[25], Carole Landis[26], Marshall Neilan[27], Dennis O'Keefe[28], Clara Blandick[29]
  • Producer: David O. Selznick[30]
  • Production company: Selznick International Pictures[31]
  • Director of photography: W. Howard Greene[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: A Star Is Born (1937 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[36], 100%[37]
  • Color: color[38], black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1937[41]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:A Star Is Born (1937 film)[45]
  • Commons gallery: A Star Is Born (1937 film)[46]
  • Film editor: James E. Newcom[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[48], Academy Award for Best Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Director[51], Academy Award for Best Story[52], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53]
  • Title: A Star Is Born[54]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for A Star Is Born include A Star Is Torn[55], a television series episode[56], directed by Nancy Kruse[57].

Why It Matters

A Star Is Born has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include A Star Is Torn[55], a television series episode[56], directed by Nancy Kruse[57].

FAQs

What awards did A Star Is Born receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Story[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Adolphe Menjou A Star Is Born A Star Is Born Carole Landis David O. Selznick Dorothy Parker film Fredric March Janet Gaynor Jean Acker Los Angeles Max Steiner May Robson Netflix United States William A. Wellman

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 45870
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 29606
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1341816
    Moviepilot.de film id → ein-stern-geht-auf
    Filmová databáze film id → 20169
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → a-star-is-born-2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: a-star-is-born-2, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964386|A Star Is Born (#295964386)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cine"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson +2
    Duration → {'amount': '+111'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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