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| Born | Willi Wyler July 1, 1902 Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany (now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France) |
| Died | July 27, 1981 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Sullavan (1934-1936) Margaret Tallichet (1938-1981) |
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Career
Wyler was born Willi Weiller to a Jewish family in Mulhouse in the French region of Alsace (then part of the German Empire). PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification [1]He was related to Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures, through his mother (a cousin of Laemmle's). This article is about Carl Laemmle the founder of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American His family connections served him well, as he became the youngest director on the Universal lot in 1925. In 1928, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. 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 He soon proved himself an able craftsman, and in the early 1930s became one of Universal's greatest assets, directing such solid films as The Love Trap, Hell's Heroes, Tom Brown of Culver, and The Good Fairy. He became well-known for his merciless (some would say sadistic) insistence on multiple retakes, resulting in often award-winning and critically acclaimed performances from his actors. Laurence Olivier, whom Wyler directed to two Oscar nominations in two films, credited Wyler with teaching him how to act more subtly onscreen than he had previously. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Bette Davis not only received three Oscar nominations for her screen work under Wyler, but won her second Oscar for her performance in Wyler's 1938 film Jezebel. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Jezebel is an American Drama film released in 1938 and directed by William Wyler. Charlton Heston won his only nomination and Best Actor Oscar for his work in Wyler's 1959 Ben-Hur. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of 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
Wyler signed with Samuel Goldwyn in the 1930s and directed such quality films as These Three, Come and Get It, Dodsworth, Dead End, Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, The Letter, The Westerner, and The Little Foxes. Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer These Three, a 1936 film with Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea was an adaptation of the original Lillian Hellman Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Dodsworth is a 1936 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Dead End is a 1937 Crime drama film It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name Wuthering Heights is a 1939 film directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. For the article about the 1927 play from which this film was adapted see The Letter. The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N The Little Foxes is a 1941 American Drama film directed by William Wyler.
Between 1942 and 1945, Wyler served as a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps and directed the documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U The Memphis Belle A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which ostensibly provides an account of the final mission of the Memphis Belle He also directed two key films which first captured the mood of the nation as it prepared for battle and, four years later, peace. Mrs. Miniver (1942), a story of a middle class English family adjusting to the war in Europe, helped condition American audiences to life in wartime (and galvanized support for the British). Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), the story of three veterans arriving home and adjusting to civilian life, dramatized the problems of returning veterans for those who had remained on the homefront. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Wyler won Best Director Oscars for both films (which also won Best Picture Oscars). 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 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
During the 1950s and 1960s, Wyler directed a handful of critically acclaimed and influential films, most notably Roman Holiday (1953) which introduced Audrey Hepburn to American audiences and resulted in her first Oscar nomination and only win, The Heiress which earned Olivia de Havilland her second Oscar, Friendly Persuasion (1956) which was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival, and Ben-Hur (1959) which won eleven Oscars (equalled only twice, by Titanic in 1997 and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003). Roman Holiday is a 1953 Romantic comedy. The film introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn, who won the Academy Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress The Heiress is a 1949 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Palme d'Or -winning Civil War Film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film.
In 1965, Wyler won the Irving Thalberg Award for career achievement. Irving Grant Thalberg ( May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer Eleven years later, he received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 In addition to his Best Picture and Best Director Oscar wins, ten of Wyler's films earned Best Picture nominations. He received twelve Oscar nominations for Best Director, winning three times, while three dozen of his actors won Oscars or were nominated.
Wyler's style is (among auteurist critics) notoriously difficult to perceive. He did not build a stable of players like Capra, Sturges or Ford. He directed varied types of films without any trademark shots or themes, but in his choice of lighting, blocking and camera distance, and in the serious liberal tone of his work, a continuity of worldview is detectable.
On July 24, 1981, Wyler gave an interview with his daughter, producer Catherine Wyler for Directed by William Wyler, a PBS documentary about his life and career. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the A mere three days later, Wyler died from a heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Wyler's last words on film concern a vision of directing his "next picture. . . Going Home". Wyler is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Wyler was briefly married to Margaret Sullavan (November 25, 1934 - March 13, 1936) and married Margaret Tallichet on October 23, 1938 until his death; they had four children. Margaret Brooke Sullavan ( May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an Academy Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Academy Awards and nominations
- 1937 Nominated Dodsworth
- 1940 Nominated Wuthering Heights
- 1941 Nominated The Letter
- 1942 Nominated The Little Foxes
- 1943 Won Mrs. Miniver
- 1947 Won The Best Years of Our Lives
- 1950 Nominated The Heiress
- 1952 Nominated Detective Story
- 1954 Nominated Roman Holiday
- 1957 Nominated Friendly Persuasion
- 1959 Won Ben-Hur
- 1966 Nominated The Collector
Wyler has the distinction of having directed three Best Director Academy Award winners: Ben Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Mrs. Miniver. Dodsworth is a 1936 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Wuthering Heights is a 1939 film directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. For the article about the 1927 play from which this film was adapted see The Letter. The Little Foxes is a 1941 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Heiress is a 1949 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Detective Story ( 1951) is a Film noir which tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad Roman Holiday is a 1953 Romantic comedy. The film introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn, who won the Academy Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Palme d'Or -winning Civil War Film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins 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 Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. It was made into a movie in 1965 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 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category. Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film There are twelve other directors who have won two Academy Awards for Best Director.
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| Preceded by John Ford for How Green Was My Valley |
Academy Award for Best Director 1942 for Mrs. Miniver |
Succeeded by Michael Curtiz for Casablanca |
| Preceded by Billy Wilder for The Lost Weekend |
Academy Award for Best Director 1946 for The Best Years of Our Lives |
Succeeded by Elia Kazan for Gentleman's Agreement |
| Preceded by Louis Malle and Jacques Yves Cousteau for The Silent World |
Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival 1957 for Friendly Persuasion |
Succeeded by Mikhail Kalatozov for The Cranes Are Flying |
| Preceded by Vincente Minnelli for Gigi |
Academy Award for Best Director 1959 for Ben-Hur |
Succeeded by Billy Wilder for The Apartment |
Filmography (as a director)
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References
Notes
- ^ Madsen 1973, p. How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American Drama film directed by John Ford. 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 Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role Michael Curtiz ( December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning Hungarian-American Film director Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research Louis Malle (30 October 1932 &ndash 23 November 1995 was a French Film director, working in both French and English. Jacques-Yves Cousteau ( 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer explorer, Ecologist, This is about the film For the book see The Silent World A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure The Silent World ( Le Monde The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Palme d'Or -winning Civil War Film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins Mikhail Kalatozov or Mikheil Kalatozishvili (28 December 1903 Tbilisi &ndash 27 March 1973 Moscow) began his career as an actor and cinematographer in The Cranes are Flying ( Russian: Летят журавли Letyat zhuravli) is a Soviet film about World War II. Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director Not to be confused with Gigli. Gigi is a 1958 motion picture musical set in Paris France. 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 The Shakedown is a 1929 action / comedy /sports drama Film, directed by William Wyler. Counsellor at Law is a 1933 Drama film directed by William Wyler. Barbary Coast (released in 1935) is a Period film directed by Howard Hawks. These Three, a 1936 film with Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea was an adaptation of the original Lillian Hellman Dodsworth is a 1936 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Dead End is a 1937 Crime drama film It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name Jezebel is an American Drama film released in 1938 and directed by William Wyler. Wuthering Heights is a 1939 film directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N For the article about the 1927 play from which this film was adapted see The Letter. The Little Foxes is a 1941 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Heiress is a 1949 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Detective Story ( 1951) is a Film noir which tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad Carrie is a 1952 feature film based on the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser ( August 27 1871 &ndash December 28 1945) was an American novelist and journalist Sister Carrie ( 1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Roman Holiday is a 1953 Romantic comedy. The film introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn, who won the Academy The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Palme d'Or -winning Civil War Film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins The Big Country is a 1958 American Western film directed by William Wyler. 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 Children's Hour is a 1961 film adaptation of the play of the same name written by Lillian Hellman. The Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. It was made into a movie in 1965 How to Steal a Million ( 1966) is an art-heist movie, directed by William Wyler, starring Peter O'Toole as Simon Dermott caught Funny Girl is a Musical film based on the stage musical of the same name. The Liberation of LB Jones is a 1970 American Drama film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 3.
Bibliography
- Madsen, Axel. William Wyler: the Authorized Biography. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1973, ISBN 0-49101-302-7.
External links
- William Wyler at the Internet Movie Database
- William Wyler bibliographyvia UC Berkeley Media Resources Center
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wyler, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiller, Wilhelm |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Oscar-winning motion picture director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany (now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1981 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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