Memorial Page for Billy Wilder (née Samuel Wilder)
Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter
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Billy Wilder
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Billy Wilder (* June 22, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka; † March 27, 2002 in Beverly Hills) was an austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter. He was 95 years old. He studied at University of Vienna. He received 8 awards, including Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. His cause of death was pneumonia. He was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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9 EventsBorn in Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
1906Academy Award for Best Director
1946The Lost Weekend
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
1946The Lost Weekend
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1951Sunset Boulevard
Academy Award for Best Director
1961The Apartment
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1961The Apartment
Academy Award for Best Picture
1961The Apartment
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2000Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (pneumonia)
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Billy Wilder (née Samuel Wilder). Forever remembered.