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Billy Wilder
Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 22 June 1906
- Died
- 27 March 2002
- Place of birth
- Sucha Beskidzka
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Billy
- Family name
- Wilder
- Sibling
- W. Lee Wilder
- Occupation
- screenwriter, film director, film producer, writer, journalist, director, producer, film screenwriter
- Citizenship
- United States, Austria, Cisleithania
- Awards
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, National Medal of Arts, Directors Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Picture, Kennedy Center Honors, AFI Life Achievement Award
- birth name
- Samuel Wilder
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- different from
- William Wilder
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- educated at
- University of Vienna
- end of work period
- 1981
- filmography
- Billy Wilder filmography
- has works in the collection
- Harvard Film Archive
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- name in native language
- Billy Wilder
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- notable work
- Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, Stalag 17, Sabrina, The Seven Year Itch, Witness for the Prosecution, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Billy Wilder, Category:Films with screenplays by Billy Wilder
- start of work period
- 1929
- topic has template
- Template:Billy Wilder
- topic's main category
- Category:Billy Wilder
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