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About Billy Wilder

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Billy Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age.[citation needed] Full Article

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  1. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Director Carl Franklin, Chair of UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Barbara Boyle and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Director Carl Franklin, Chair of UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Barbara Boyle and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood,...

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    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Director Carl Framklin and producer Albert Berger attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California.

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  3. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producer Bonnie Arnold and Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film, TeleviisionTeri Schwartz and animator Chuck Sheetz attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producer Bonnie Arnold and Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film, TeleviisionTeri Schwartz and animator Chuck Sheetz attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California...

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    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Chair of UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Barbara Boyle, producer Bonnie Arnold and Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and TeleviisionTeri Schwartz attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at...

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  5. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Student producers Michael Acosta, Aisha Summers and Ryan Slattery attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Student producers Michael Acosta, Aisha Summers and Ryan Slattery attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California.

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  6. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Director Carl Franklin, producer Bonnie Arnold and producer Albert Berger attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Director Carl Franklin, producer Bonnie Arnold and producer Albert Berger attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California.

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  7. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producer Tom Nunan hosts the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producer Tom Nunan hosts the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in Westwood, California.

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  8. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producers Guild President Hawk Koch, Chair of UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Barbara Boyle and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producers Guild President Hawk Koch, Chair of UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Barbara Boyle and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June...

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  9. WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producers Guild President Hawk Koch, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Teri Schwartz and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WESTWOOD, CA - JUNE 07: Producers Guild President Hawk Koch, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Teri Schwartz and producer Lawrence Bender attend the 2011 UCLA Festival of New Creative Work-Producers Maket at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on June 7, 2011 in...

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  1. I was reading the stage directions. And the stage directions in Billy Wilder’s scripts are just off the charts. I remember he refers to the first girl you see on a date in the apartment. He describes her as ‘a real first baseman of a dame.’ I don’t even know what it means and I love it!
    – Jason Reitman SOURCE: Indie Wire 2 months ago
  2. His television was in a field of its own, it was absolutely extraordinary. Then he graduated to movies... He was also a very nice person. He was very cheerful and very well-meaning. He had a very good run even though his style of picture-making became obsolete, but that happened to everyone, Billy Wilde...
    SOURCE: MSN Entertainment 2 months ago
  3. To me, one of the best directors ever is Billy Wilder ... He was able to do `Some Like It Hot' and `Sunset Boulevard.' I think that his ability to make dramas helped his comedies and the reverse is true.
    SOURCE: L.A. Daily News 2 months ago