Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was a Polish-born film director and screenwriter.
Fast Facts
- Born: June 22, 1906
- Died: March 27, 2002 at age 95
- Birthplace: Sucha Beskidzka, Poland
- Awards: Won the Academy Award in 1946, 1951, 1961, 1988
- Earned 12 Oscar nominations for screenwriting
Career
Billy Wilder had a long career in Hollywood, beginning in the mid-1930s. Wilder worked in diverse genres, and is equally acclaimed for his comedies and for pioneering the vocabulary of film noir. In 2002 Wilder died of pneumonia, and was subsequently buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood.
Notable Works
Quote
- "Treat your audience intelligently. What movies can do, at their best, is let us in -- they show us things, they don't tell us." - Billy Wilder
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