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Billy Wilder (1906–2002)
Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929 and wrote scripts for many German films until Adolf Hitler came to power in ...
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Died:(age 95) in West Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Writer (84 credits)
1956
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Sunset Boulevard
(1956)
... (story)
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series) (previous screenplay - 3 episodes, 1954 - 1955) (film story - 1 episode, 1955)
- Sunset Boulevard
(1955)
... (film story) / (previous screenplay)
- Double Indemnity
(1954)
... (previous screenplay)
- Hold Back the Dawn
(1954)
... (previous screenplay)
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Director (27 credits)
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Thanks (12 credits)
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Self (41 credits)
Self (41 credits)
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Archive footage (27 credits)
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The following works were adapted to the Broadway stage: See more »Publicity Listings:
6 Biographical Movies | 14 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 21 Articles | See more »Alternate Names:
Billie Wilder | WilderHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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I was not a guy writing deep-dish revelations. If people see a picture of mine and then sit down and talk about it for 15 minutes, that is a very fine reward, I think. See more »Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1206-1210. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »Trademark:
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