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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Billy_WilderBilly Wilder - Wikipedia

    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 .

  2. Billy Wilder filmography. Wilder in 1950 with actress Gloria Swanson. Billy Wilder (1906–2002) was an Austrian filmmaker. Wilder initially pursued a career in journalism after being inspired by an American newsreel. [1]

  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000697Billy Wilder - IMDb

    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.

  4. Jun 17, 2024 · Billy Wilder was the six-time Oscar winner who left behind a series of classically quotable features from Hollywoods Golden Age, crafting sharp witted and darkly cynical...

  5. Jun 18, 2024 · Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American motion-picture director and producer known for films that humorously treat subjects of controversy and offer biting indictments of hypocrisy in American life. Among his most notable films are Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, and Some Like It Hot.

  6. Feb 10, 2024 · From timeless comedies like The Apartment to film noir classics like Double Indemnity, this is a ranking of every movie Billy Wilder directed.

  7. 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.