Winfield R. Sheehan
Born on 23 Sep 1883Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USADied on 25 July 1945
Known for: Production
Biography
Winfield R. Sheehan was a film company executive. He was responsible for much of Fox Film Corporation's output during the 1920s and 1930s. As studio head, he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and was nominated three more times. Most famously, he nurtured the budding stardom of then-child star Shirley Temple.