Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austrian-American filmmaker and screenwriter. Born in Sucha Beskidzka, at the time in Austria-Hungary, Wilder's career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of classical Hollywood cinema. He received seven Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and two Golden Globe Awards.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sucha Beskidzka
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Awards
- 🏆 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay🏆 Academy Award for Best Picture🏆 Academy Award for Best Director🏆 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay🏆 BAFTA Award for Best Film
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Trending topics shown first"A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we don't bury our dead. When you think it's out of your system, your daughter sees it on television and says, My father is an idiot."
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Timeline
1906
Born
Birth2002
Died
Death
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