William Alland

William Alland was an American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter (1916–1997). He was born at Delmar and died at Long Beach.

William Alland in brief

Born
1916
Died
1997
Known for
actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter
Place of birth
Delmar
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Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1740 to 2025.

This island Earth. Brooklyn Bridge, dated 1938, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.870. Stairs and whispers : D/deaf and disabled poets write back / edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman., dated 2017, held by Wellcome Collection. English liberty . A sermon preach'd at the Assizes at Hertford, before the Honourable Sir John Fortescue Aland, Knt. one of His Majesty's justices of the Court of Common Pleas. March the 6th, 1739-40. at the appointment of William Shaw of Cheshunt, Esq; high sheriff of the county of Hertford. By Charles Brown, A.M. vicar of Cheshunt, and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Salisbury., dated 1740, held by Wellcome Collection. Versus versus : 100 poems by deaf, disabled & neurodivergent poets / edited by Rachael Boast., dated 2025, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Evolution and human behavior [by] Alexander Alland, Jr., 1967. Sauer, Karl (Marquard); Ps. M. Alland.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Land Unknown trailer (1957) — Internet Archive. Tarantula trailer (1955) — Internet Archive. The Mole People trailer (1956) — Internet Archive. Creature from the Black Lagoon trailer (1954) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1916William Alland born at Delmar.
  2. 1938Brooklyn Bridge (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1954Creature from the Black Lagoon trailer digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1955Tarantula trailer digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1956The Mole People trailer digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1957The Land Unknown trailer digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1997William Alland died at Long Beach.
  8. 2017Stairs and whispers : D/deaf and disabled poets write back / edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman. (Wellcome Collection).
  9. 2025Versus versus : 100 poems by deaf, disabled & neurodivergent poets / edited by Rachael Boast. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Evolution and human behavior [by] Alexander Alland, Jr., 1967

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for William Alland (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Sauer, Karl (Marquard); Ps. M. Alland

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under William Alland as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with William Alland.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming William Alland.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q925872: William Alland

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “William Alland”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Film memorabilia

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