Billy Wilder
| First Name | Billy |
| Last Name | Wilder |
| Full Name at Birth | Samuel Wilder |
| Other Names | The Viennese Pixie |
| Age | 95 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | June 22, 1906 |
| Birthplace | Sucha, Galicia, Austria |
| Date of Death | March 27, 2002 |
| Location of Death | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Cause of Death | Pneumonia |
| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Film Director |
| Claim to Fame | Film Noir |
| Father | Max Wilder |
| Mother | Eugenia Dittler Wilder |
| Friends | Ernst Lubitsch (was also his idol and mentor. Wilder always kept a sign hanging in his office that asked, "How would Lubitsch do it?"), Charles Brackett, Jack Lemmon, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, William Holden, Sam Spiegel, Robert Capa, Ray Milland, George Cukor, Mae West, Fred Zinnemann, Robert Siodmak, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich |
Billy Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austria/Hungarian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment).
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Filmography
Selected Billy Wilder film and TV show credits:
Director Credits
1945
Death Mills
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Producer Credits
Writer Credits
1973
Double Indemnity
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1965
Ates gibi kadin
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1960
Ninotchka
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1954
Emil und die Detektive
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1937
Champagne Waltz
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1935
Emil and the Detectives
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1935
The Lottery Lover
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1935
Under Pressure
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1934
One Exciting Adventure
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1933
Was Frauen träumen
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1933
No Children Wanted
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1933
Madame Wants No Children
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1932
A Blonde Dream
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1932
Liebe ist Liebe
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1932
The Blue from the Sky
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1932
Once There Was a Waltz
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1932
Where Is This Lady?
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1932
Un rêve blond
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1932
Ein Mädel der Strasse
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1932
Un peu d'amour
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1931
Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht
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1931
Her Grace Commands
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1931
Princesse, à vos ordres!
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1931
The Wrong Husband
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1930
Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg
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1930
Der Kampf mit dem Drachen oder: Die Tragödie des Untermieters
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1929
Hell of a Reporter
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Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
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Films directed by Billy Wilder
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Avanti! (1972)
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Buddy Buddy (1981)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Fedora (1978)
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Mauvaise graine (1934)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Sabrina (1954)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Apartment (1960)
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
The Front Page (1974)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (1941–1960)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1943–1965)
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Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (1940–1960)
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Academy Award for Best Director (1941–1960)
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