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- 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
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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
- 1933: Adorable
- 1934: Music in the Air
- 1935: The Lottery Lover
- 1937: Champagne Waltz
- 1939: What a Life
- 1940: Rhythm on the River
- 1941: Ball of Fire
- 1942: The Major and the Minor
- 1943: Five Graves to Cairo
- 1944: Double Indemnity
- 1947: The Bishop's Wife
- 1948: The Emperor Waltz
- 1950: Sunset Boulevard
- 1951: Ace in the Hole
- 1953: Stalag 17
- 1954: Sabrina
- 1955: The Seven Year Itch
- 1957: Love in the Afternoon
- 1959: Some Like It Hot
- 1960: Ocean's Eleven
- 1961: One, Two, Three
- 1963: Irma la Douce
- 1964: Kiss Me, Stupid
- 1966: The Fortune Cookie
- 1967: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
- 1972: Avanti!
- 1974: The Front Page
- 1978: Fedora
- 1981: Buddy Buddy
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Billy Wilder Questions
Billy are we cool? 1 AnswerSup, yea, were cool, do i get points for this question? ololol read more
Should Wal-Mart be allowed to build a store near the Wilderness Battlefield? 5 AnswersWal-mart builds where they want to build, I remember back when there was a controversy about them building on an ancient Hawaiian burial site. I wish this wo... read more
Why Did Billy Mays Really Die? 5 AnswersBilly Mays was embalmed with OxyClean. His grave, after being shut using Mighty Putty, will be lowered into the ground using the Hercules Hook. read more
After his latest DUI arrest, will Billy Gillispie coach again soon? 2 AnswersI would hope that noone would give him another coaching job. It's bad for the school to have someone like him representing their basketball team. read more
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in need of billy wilder, double indemnity it is.
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@carmattos good new is no news - apud A Montanha dos Sete Abutres, de Billy Wilder
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. ~Billy Wilder #Quote
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Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (1980) On Megaupload [MU] http://bit.ly/07rv4oR
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone elses. Billy Wilder
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in need of billy wilder, double indemnity it is.
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@carmattos good new is no news - apud A Montanha dos Sete Abutres, de Billy Wilder
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. ~Billy Wilder #Quote
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Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (1980) On Megaupload [MU] http://bit.ly/07rv4oR
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone elses. Billy Wilder
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