Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

William A. Wellman

Utah's Little Hollywood

— Kanab Utah "Walk of Fame" —

William A. Wellman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

1. William A. Wellman Marker

Inscription.
Director William A. Wellman, known to Hollywood as “Wild Bill”, was a man who sprinted through life. A director for over thirty-five years, Wellman’s versatility was hard to match. “Wild Bill” was part of the Golden Age of tough gangster films, with James Cagney and Jean Harlow, adventure films with Gary Cooper and Ray Milland, comedies with Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard, musicals with Barbara Stanwyck, aviaition films with John Wayne and hero westerns with Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, and Henry Fonda. Bill directed 18 western’s (sic), 7 were silents. In 1944 he directed, “Buffalo Bill” with Joel McCrea and Maureen O’Hara. Then in 1951 directed “Westward the Women” with Robert Taylor in Kanab, Utah.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Utah - Kanab "Walk of Fame" series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 37° 2.83′ N, 112° 31.574′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. It is on 100 East (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in front of the Hampton Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 S 100 E, Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glenn Strange (here, next to this

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marker); "Ann Blyth" (a few steps from this marker); "George Peppard" (a few steps from this marker); "Katy Jurado" (a few steps from this marker); "Wild" Bill Elliott (a few steps from this marker); Gregg Palmer (within shouting distance of this marker); "John Dehner" (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben Bates (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.

Also see . . . William A. Wellman. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 19, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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2. William A. Wellman

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Taylor, Castle, and Wellman Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Taylor, Castle, and Wellman Markers

Looking east toward Center and Main Streets

William A. Wellman Marker (<i>wide view; marker located beside sidewalk in front of Parry Lodge</i>) image. Click for full size.

4. William A. Wellman Marker (wide view; marker located beside sidewalk in front of Parry Lodge)

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 3, 2025

5. William A. Wellman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1. submitted on April 8, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 19, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 3, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 5. submitted on June 4, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.