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Billy Wilder

Samuel Wilder

Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002).

Statements about Billy Wilder

Place of Burial

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Los Angeles

Place of Birth

Sucha Beskidzka

Place of Death

Beverly Hills

Occupation

Screenwriter
Film Director
Film Producer
Writer
Journalist
Director
Producer
Film Screenwriter

Country of Citizenship

United States
Austria
Austria–Hungary

Date of Birth

6/22/1906

Date of Death

3/27/2002

Image

Instance Of

Human

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Award Received

25 items
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
National Medal of Arts
Directors Guild of America Award
Academy Award for Best Director
 (3/7/1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 3/7/1946
Academy Award for Best Director
 (4/17/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 4/17/1961
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (3/29/1951)
For Work
:
Sunset Boulevard
Statement Is Subject Of
:
23rd Academy Awards
Together With
:
Charles Brackett
Together With
:
D. M. Marshman, Jr.
Point in Time
: 3/29/1951
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (4/17/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Together With
:
I. A. L. Diamond
Point in Time
: 4/17/1961
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (3/7/1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Charles Brackett
Point in Time
: 3/7/1946
Academy Award for Best Picture
 (4/17/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 4/17/1961
Kennedy Center Honors
 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
AFI Life Achievement Award
 (1986)
Point in Time
: 1986
Goethe Medal
 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
Honorary Citizen of Vienna
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
 (1992)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
5th European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 1992
Palme D'Or
 (1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Point in Time
: 1946
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
 (1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Point in Time
: 1946
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
 (1951)
For Work
:
Sunset Boulevard
Point in Time
: 1951
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
 (1955)
For Work
:
Sabrina
Point in Time
: 1955
Berliner Bär
 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Academy Fellowship Award
 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
BAFTA Award for Best Film
 (1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Point in Time
: 1961
David Di Donatello for Best Foreign Director

Given Name

Billy

Image of Grave

Plaque Image

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

German
English

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Nominated For

21 items
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/3/1945)
For Work
:
Double Indemnity
Statement Is Subject Of
:
17th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/3/1945
Academy Award for Best Director
 (1/27/1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 1/27/1946
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/12/1951)
For Work
:
Sunset Boulevard
Statement Is Subject Of
:
23rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/12/1951
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/15/1954)
For Work
:
Stalag 17
Statement Is Subject Of
:
26th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/15/1954
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/12/1955)
For Work
:
Sabrina
Statement Is Subject Of
:
27th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/12/1955
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/18/1958)
For Work
:
Witness for the Prosecution
Statement Is Subject Of
:
30th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/18/1958
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/22/1960)
For Work
:
Some Like It Hot
Statement Is Subject Of
:
32nd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/22/1960
Academy Award for Best Director
 (2/27/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/27/1961
Academy Award for Best Story
 (2/6/1942)
For Work
:
Ball of Fire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
14th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Thomas Monroe
Point in Time
: 2/6/1942
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (2/12/1951)
For Work
:
Sunset Boulevard
Statement Is Subject Of
:
23rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/12/1951
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (2/11/1952)
For Work
:
Ace in the Hole
Statement Is Subject Of
:
24th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Lesser Samuels
Together With
:
Walter Newman
Point in Time
: 2/11/1952
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (2/27/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/27/1961
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
 (2/20/1967)
For Work
:
The Fortune Cookie
Statement Is Subject Of
:
39th Academy Awards
Together With
:
I. A. L. Diamond
Point in Time
: 2/20/1967
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/11/1940)
For Work
:
Ninotchka
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Charles Brackett
Together With
:
Walter Reisch
Point in Time
: 2/11/1940
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/6/1942)
For Work
:
Hold Back the Dawn
Statement Is Subject Of
:
14th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Charles Brackett
Point in Time
: 2/6/1942
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/3/1945)
For Work
:
Double Indemnity
Statement Is Subject Of
:
17th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Raymond Chandler
Point in Time
: 2/3/1945
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (1/27/1946)
For Work
:
The Lost Weekend
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 1/27/1946
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/10/1949)
For Work
:
A Foreign Affair
Statement Is Subject Of
:
21st Academy Awards
Together With
:
Charles Brackett
Together With
:
Richard L. Breen
Point in Time
: 2/10/1949
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/12/1955)
For Work
:
Sabrina
Statement Is Subject Of
:
27th Academy Awards
Together With
:
Samuel A. Taylor
Together With
:
Ernest Lehman
Point in Time
: 2/12/1955
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
 (2/22/1960)
For Work
:
Some Like It Hot
Statement Is Subject Of
:
32nd Academy Awards
Together With
:
I. A. L. Diamond
Point in Time
: 2/22/1960
Academy Award for Best Picture
 (2/27/1961)
For Work
:
The Apartment
Statement Is Subject Of
:
33rd Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/27/1961

Sibling

W. Lee Wilder

Birth Name

Samuel Wilder

Ethnic Group

Jewish People
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Filmography

Billy Wilder Filmography

Educated At

University of Vienna

Family Name

Wilder

Sex or Gender

Male

Related Category

Category:Films Directed by Billy Wilder
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Category:Films with Screenplays by Billy Wilder
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Described by Source

Obálky Knih
URL
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Start of Work Period

1929

Different From

William Wilder

Name in Native Language

Billy Wilder

Member Of

Writers Guild of America, West

Has Works in the Collection

Harvard Film Archive

End of Work Period

1981

Notable Work

10 items
Double Indemnity
Sunset Boulevard
Ace in the Hole
Stalag 17
Sabrina
The Seven Year Itch
Witness for the Prosecution
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
The Fortune Cookie
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