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Billy Wilder (/ ˈ w aɪ l d ər /; German:; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hollywood cinema .
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Jun 18, 2024 · Billy Wilder (born June 22, 1906, Sucha, Austria [now in Poland]—died March 27, 2002, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.) was an Austrian-born American motion-picture scenarist, director, and producer known for films that humorously treat subjects of controversy and offer biting indictments of hypocrisy in American life.
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Billy Wilder is an Austrian-born American film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than five decades. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of the Hollywood Golden Age of cinema.
- June 22, 1906
- March 27, 2002
Apr 19, 2022 · Starting in 1942 with The Major and the Minor, a screwball comedy starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland, he covered a dizzying variety of genres, from sex comedies and film noirs to melodramas...
Billy Wilder was known for his sharp wit and humor, often incorporating clever dialogue and plot twists into his films. He was a talented screenwriter in addition to being a director, with several of his scripts becoming classic films before he even started directing.
Billy Wilder. Writer: The Apartment. Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid.
Dec 2, 2008 · Professor of German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature. Dartmouth College. (b. Sucha, Austria 1906 – d. West Los Angeles 2002) Born as Samuel Wilder. Writer and director.
