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| Born | Samuel Wilder June 22, 1906 Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) |
| Died | March 27, 2002 (aged 95) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929 - 1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Coppicus (1936-1946) Audrey Young (1949-2002) |
Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Polish-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, Academy Award-winning film director and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sucha Beskidzka (before 1961 called only Sucha) is a County town in Beskid Żywiecki Mountain range in southern Poland Galicia (Галичина ( Halychyna) Galicja is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, Sucha Beskidzka (before 1961 called only Sucha) is a County town in Beskid Żywiecki Mountain range in southern Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Many of Wilder's films achieved both critical and public acclaim.
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Life and career
Origins
Born Samuel Wilder in Sucha Beskidzka, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) to Max Wilder and Eugenia Dittler, Wilder was nicknamed Billie by his mother (he changed that to "Billy" after arriving in America). Sucha Beskidzka (before 1961 called only Sucha) is a County town in Beskid Żywiecki Mountain range in southern Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Soon the family moved to Vienna, where Wilder attended school. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. After dropping out of the University of Vienna, Wilder became a journalist. The University of Vienna (Universität Wien is a Public university located in Vienna, Austria. To advance his career Wilder decided to move to Berlin, Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Berlin
While in Berlin, before achieving success as a writer, Wilder allegedly worked as a taxi dancer. A taxi dancer, or "taxi" for short (the word has been used since circa 1927 is a professional dance partner in a Partner dance. After writing crime and sports stories as a stringer for local newspapers, he was eventually offered a regular job at a Berlin tabloid. In Journalism, a stringer is a type of Freelance Journalist who contributes reportage to a News organization on an on-going basis but is paid A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Developing an interest in film, he began working as a screenwriter. He collaborated with several other tyros (with Fred Zinnemann and Robert Siodmak, on the 1929 feature, People on Sunday). Fred Zinnemann ( April 29, 1907 &ndash March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award -winning Austrian American Robert Siodmak ( August 8, 1900 - March 10, 1973) was a German born American Film director. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. People on Sunday ( Menschen am Sonntag) is a 1929 German Silent movie, directed by Curt, Robert Siodmak, After the rise of Adolf Hitler, Wilder, who was Jewish, left for Paris and then the United States. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His mother, grandmother and stepfather died at Auschwitz concentration camp. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
Hollywood career
After arriving in Hollywood in 1933, Wilder continued his career as a screenwriter. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1934. Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Wilder's first significant success was Ninotchka, a collaboration with fellow German immigrant Ernst Lubitsch. Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ernst Lubitsch ( January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German -born Jewish Film director. Released in 1939, this screwball comedy starred Greta Garbo (generally known as a tragic heroine in film melodramas), and was popularly and critically acclaimed. The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types With the byline, "Garbo Laughs!", it also took Garbo's career in a new direction. The film also marked Wilder's first Academy Award nomination, which he shared with co-writer Charles Brackett. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Charles Brackett ( November 26, 1892 - March 9, 1969) was an American Novelist Screenwriter, and Film producer For twelve years Wilder co-wrote many of his films with Brackett, from 1938 through 1950. The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios He followed Ninotchka with a series of box office hits in 1942, including his Hold Back the Dawn and Ball of Fire, as well as his directorial feature debut, The Major and the Minor. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian Gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 Comedy film about a group of professors laboring for The Major and the Minor is a 1942 film It is a romantic Comedy that represented Billy Wilder 's feature debut as Film director in
Wilder established his directorial reputation after helming Double Indemnity (1944), an early film noir he co-wrote with mystery novelist Raymond Chandler, with whom he did not get along. Double Indemnity ( 1944) is an Academy Award nominated Film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23, 1888 &ndash March 26, 1959) was an American Author of crime stories and novels Double Indemnity not only set conventions for the noir genre (such as "venetian blind" lighting and voice-over narration), but was also a landmark in the battle against Hollywood censorship. The original James M. Cain novel Double Indemnity featured two love triangles and a murder plotted for insurance money. James Mallahan Cain ( July 1, 1892 &ndash October 27, 1977) was an American Journalist The book was highly popular with the reading public, but had been considered unfilmable under the Hays Code, because adultery was central to its plot. For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. Double Indemnity is credited by some as the first true film noir, combining the stylistic elements of Citizen Kane with the narrative elements of Maltese Falcon. Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 Detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine " Black Mask "
Two years later, Wilder earned the Best Director and Best Screenplay Academy Awards for the adaptation of a Charles R. Jackson story The Lost Weekend. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Charles R Jackson, Charles Reginald Jackson (1902-1968 was an American author best known for his 1944 novel The Lost Weekend. This was the first major American film to make a serious examination of alcoholism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Another dark and cynical film Wilder cowrote and directed was the critically acclaimed Sunset Boulevard in 1950, which paired rising star William Holden with Gloria Swanson. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Swanson played Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star who dreams of a comeback; Holden is an aspiring screenwriter and becomes a kept man. A kept man is a man who is financially supported by a wealthy usually older person who is neither the man's spouse or close relative
In 1951, Wilder followed up Sunset Boulevard with the remarkably cynical Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival), a tale of media exploitation of a mining accident. Ace in the Hole is a 1951 American Drama film. It marked a series of firsts for auteur Billy Wilder: it was the first time It was a critical and commercial failure, but its reputation has grown over the years. In the fifties, Wilder also directed two vibrant adaptations of Broadway plays, the POW drama Stalag 17 (1953), which resulted in a Best Actor Oscar for William Holden, and the Agatha Christie mystery Witness for the Prosecution (1957). This article is about the film of this title For the punk band see Stalag 17 (band. William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English
In 1959 Wilder introduced crossdressing to American film audiences with Some Like It Hot. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack In this comedy Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play musicians on the run from a Chicago gang, who disguise themselves as women and become romantically involved with Marilyn Monroe and Joe E. Brown. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925) is an American film actor Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Joseph Evans Brown ( July 28, 1892 – July 6, 1973) was an actor and comedian from Holgate Ohio.
From the mid-1950s on, Wilder made mostly comedies. [1] Among the classics Wilder produced in this period are the farces The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Some Like It Hot (1959), satires such as The Apartment (1960), and the romantic comedy Sabrina (1954). The Seven Year Itch is a three-act play written by George Axelrod. The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder Samuel A The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx Wilder's humor is cynical and sometimes sardonic. In Love in the Afternoon (1957), a young and innocent Audrey Hepburn who doesn't want to be young or innocent wins playboy Gary Cooper by pretending to be a married woman in search of extramarital amusement. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star Even Wilder's warmest comedy, The Apartment, features an attempted suicide on Christmas Eve. The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon
In 1959, Wilder teamed with writer-producer I.A.L. Diamond, a collaboration that remained until the end of both men's careers. The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film IAL Diamond ( June 27, 1920 - April 21, 1988) was a comedy writer in Hollywood during the 1940s and '50s. After winning three Academy Awards for 1960's The Apartment (for Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay), Wilder's career slowed. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon His Cold War farce One, Two, Three (1961) featured a rousing comic performance by James Cagney, but was followed by the lesser films Irma la Douce and Kiss Me, Stupid. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the One Two Three ( 1961) is a comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and written by I James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 Kiss Me Stupid is a 1964 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Dean Martin and Kim Novak Wilder garnered his last Oscar nomination for his screenplay The Fortune Cookie in 1966. The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack His 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was intended as a major roadshow release, but was heavily cut by the studio and has never been fully restored. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 Film directed and produced by Billy Wilder; he also shared writing credit with his longtime Later films such as Fedora and Buddy, Buddy failed to impress critics or the public.
Directorial style
Wilder's directorial choices reflected his belief in the primacy of writing. He avoided the exuberant cinematography of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles because, in Wilder's opinion, shots that called attention to themselves would distract the audience from the story. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Wilder's pictures have tight plotting and memorable dialogue. Wilder filmed in black and white whenever studios would let him. Despite his conservative directorial style, his subject matter often pushed the boundaries of mainstream entertainment.
Wilder was skilled at working with actors, coaxing silent era legends Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim out of retirement for roles in Sunset Boulevard. Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named For Stalag 17, Wilder squeezed an Oscar-winning performance out of a reluctant William Holden (Holden wanted to make his character more likeable; Wilder refused). This article is about the film of this title For the punk band see Stalag 17 (band. William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Wilder sometimes cast against type for major parts such as Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity and The Apartment. Frederick Martin MacMurray ( August 30, 1908 &ndash November 5, 1991) was an American Actor who appeared in over one Double Indemnity ( 1944) is an Academy Award nominated Film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Many today know MacMurray as a wholesome family man from the television series My Three Sons, but he played a womanizing schemer in Wilder's films. My Three Sons is a Situation comedy about a Scots/Irish-American family (Douglas/ O'Casey that ran from September 29, 1960, to August Humphrey Bogart shed his tough guy image to give one of his warmest performances in Sabrina. Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder Samuel A James Cagney, not usually known for comedy, was memorable in a high-octane comic role for Wilder's One, Two, Three. James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film One Two Three ( 1961) is a comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and written by I
Wilder mentored Jack Lemmon and was the first director to pair him with Walter Matthau, in The Fortune Cookie (1966). John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on Wilder had great respect for Lemmon, calling him the hardest working actor he had ever met.
Wilder's films often lacked any discernible political tone or sympathies, which was not unintentional. He was less interested in current political fashions than in human nature and the issues that confronted ordinary people. He was not affected by the Hollywood blacklist, and had little sympathy for those who were. Of the blacklisted 'Hollywood Ten' Wilder famously quipped, "Of the ten, two had talent, and the rest were just unfriendly". "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten.
Later life
In 1988, Wilder was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Wilder died in 2002 of pneumonia at the age of 95 after battling health problems, including cancer, in Los Angeles, California and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles, California next to Jack Lemmon. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States.
Wilder died the same day as two other comedy legends: Milton Berle and Dudley Moore. Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician.
Legacy
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Wilder holds a significant place in the history of Hollywood censorship for expanding the range of acceptable subject matter. He is responsible for two of the film noir era's most definitive films in Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard. Double Indemnity ( 1944) is an Academy Award nominated Film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named Along with Woody Allen, he leads the list of films on the American Film Institute's list of 100 funniest American films with 5 films written and holds the honor of holding the top spot with Some Like it Hot. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Also on the list are The Apartment and The Seven Year Itch which he directed, and Ball of Fire and Ninotchka which he co-wrote. The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon The Seven Year Itch is a three-act play written by George Axelrod. Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 Comedy film about a group of professors laboring for Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta The AFI has ranked four of Wilder's films among their top 100 American films of the 20th century: Sunset Boulevard (no. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The first of the AFI 100 Years series of cinematic milestones AFI's 100 Years 12), Some Like It Hot (no. 14), Double Indemnity (no. 38) and The Apartment (no. 93).
Filmography
Trivia
- Wilder reveled in poking fun at those who took politics too seriously. Complete filmography Hollywood era German era French era In Ball of Fire, his burlesque queen 'Sugarpuss' points at her sore throat and complains "Pink? It's as red as the Daily Worker and twice as sore. Burlesque is theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a strip tease) The Daily Worker was a newspaper published in New York City by the Communist Party USA, a Comintern -affiliated organization " Later, she gives the overbearing and unsmiling housemaid the name "Franco. Maid is also a shortened form of " Maiden " an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a Virgin. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid "
- Wilder is sometimes confused with director William Wyler; the confusion is understandable, as both were German-speaking Jews with similar backgrounds and names. William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ However, their output as directors was quite different, with Wyler preferring to direct epics and heavy dramas and Wilder noted for his comedies and film noir type dramas. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation
- Wilder's 12 Academy Award nominations for screenwriting were a record until 1997 when Woody Allen received a 13th nomination for Deconstructing Harry. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Deconstructing Harry is a film by Woody Allen released in 1997
- Wilder is one of only four people who have won three Academy Awards for producing, directing and writing the same film (The Apartment). A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made
- Wilder once said: "My English is a mixture between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent "
- Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba said in his acceptance speech for the 1993 Best Non-English Speaking Film Oscar: "I would like to believe in God in order to thank him. Fernando Trueba ( January 18 1955 in Madrid) is an award-winning Spanish book editor Screenwriter and Film director. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. But I just believe in Billy Wilder. . . so, thank you Mr. Wilder. " According to Trueba, Wilder called him the day after and told him: "Fernando, it's God. "
- Wilder died the same day as Milton Berle and Dudley Moore. Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician. The next day, French top-ranking newspaper Le Monde titled its first-page obituary "Billy Wilder is dead. Le Monde (The World is a An obituary is an attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died Nobody is perfect. " This was a reference to the famous closing line of his film Some Like it Hot.
- Wilder was the Editors Supervisor in the 1945 US Army Signal Corps documentary/propaganda film Death Mills. The Death Mills, or Die Todesmühlen, is a 1945 American propaganda Documentary film directed by Billy Wilder
Academy Awards
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| Preceded by Leo McCarey for Going My Way |
Academy Award for Best Director 1945 for The Lost Weekend |
Succeeded by William Wyler for The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Preceded by William Wyler for Ben-Hur |
Academy Award for Best Director 1960 for The Apartment |
Succeeded by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story |
Notes
- ^ Cook, David A. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian Gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957 when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 Comedy film about a group of professors laboring for The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Double Indemnity ( 1944) is an Academy Award nominated Film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Double Indemnity ( 1944) is an Academy Award nominated Film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States A Foreign Affair is a 1948 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur and John Lund. The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Ace in the Hole is a 1951 American Drama film. It marked a series of firsts for auteur Billy Wilder: it was the first time The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to This article is about the film of this title For the punk band see Stalag 17 (band. The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder Samuel A The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder Samuel A The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 Crime film based on a short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie dealing with The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Ben-Hur (or Benhur is a 1959 Movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace 's novel Ben-Hur The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Jerome Robbins (11 October 1918 – 29 July 1998 was an American film director and Choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. (2004). A History of Narrative: Film Fourth Edition. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-97868-0.
References
- Clinton, Paul. Legendary director Billy Wilder dead at 95. CNN. Retrieved on January 20, 2006. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
Literature
- Armstrong, Richard, Billy Wilder, American Film Realist (McFarland & Company, Inc. Complete filmography Hollywood era German era French era Film directors frequently choose to work with the same Actor or Actress across several projects James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Ruth Chatterton ( December 24, 1893 - November 24, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated American actress Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Richard Armstrong may refer to Richard Armstrong (author, winner of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature Sir Richard Armstrong : 2000)
- Chandler, Charlotte, Nobody's Perfect. Charlotte Chandler (née Lyn Erhard) is an American Biographer and Playwright who has written biographies of Groucho Marx, Federico Fellini Billy Wilder. A Personal Biography (New York: Schuster & Schuster, 2002)
- Crowe, Cameron, Conversations with Wilder (New York: Knopf, 2001)
- Guilbert, Georges-Claude, Literary Readings of Billy Wilder (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007)
- Hermsdorf, Daniel, Billy Wilder. Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Writer and Film director. Filme - Motive - Kontroverses (Bochum: Paragon-Verlag, 2006)
- Hopp, Glenn, Billy Wilder (Pocket Essentials: 2001)
- Hopp, Glenn / Duncan, Paul, Billy Wilder (Köln / New York: Taschen, 2003)
- Horton, Robert, Billy Wilder Interviews (University Press of Mississippi, 2001)
- Jacobs, Jérôme, Billy Wilder (Paris: Rivages Cinéma, 2006)
- Lally, Kevin, Wilder Times: The Life of Billy Wilder (Henry Holt & Co: 1st ed edition, May 1996)
- Sikov, Ed, On Sunset Boulevard. Sir Robert Horton (born 18 August 1939) is a British businessman Ed Sikov (b 1957 Pennsylvania - is an openly Gay American film scholar and author The Life and Times of Billy Wilder (New York: Hyperion, 1999)
- Wood, Tom, The Bright Side of Billy Wilder, Primarily (New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1969)
- Zolotow, Maurice, Billy Wilder in Hollywood (Pompton Plains: Limelight Editions, 2004)
- Hellmuth Karasek, Billy Wilder, eine Nahaufnahme (Heyne, 2002)
External links
- Billy Wilder at the Internet Movie Database
- Billy Wilder at the TCM Movie Database
- Ficha en Noche de Cine.com (In Spanish)
- Billy Wilder at SensesOfCinema.com
- Billy Wilder - The German-Hollywood Connection
- Film Noir and Billy Wilder
- American Master - Billy Wilder
- Wilder Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
- Billy Wilder Fanlisting
- Billy Wilder Tribute at NPR
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilder, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilder, Samuel |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2002 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
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