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Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 - March 27, 2002) had a career as a screenwriter, film director and producer that spanned more than 50 years and more than 60 films.Born Samuel Wilder in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Poland).
He started work in late 1920s as screenwriter in Germany, then left for France, then United States after the rise of Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler ( April 20, 1889 April 30, 1945) was the Fuhrer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. In that capacity he was Chancellor of Germany, head of government, and head of state, ruling as a. His mother, grandmother, and stepfather died at AuschwitzAuschwitz in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of the same name, by Nazi Germany during World War Two. Rarely, it may refer to that town, also known by its current Polish name Oswiecim ..
Sharing an apartment with Peter LorreYousuf Karsh Peter Lorre ( June 26, 1904 March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian- American actor known largely for playing criminals. He was born Ladislav (Laszlo) Lowenstein in Rozsahegy/Rosenberg, Austria-Hungary, which is now Ruzomberok, Slovakia. His parents, he broke into writing in Hollywood with classics like NinotchkaNinotchka is a 1939 American film by Ernst Lubitsch Storyline Three Russians, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell jewelry confiscated from the aristocracy during the Russian Revolution. Upon arrival, they meet Count Leon d'Algout, o. He was a noted collector of modern art.
Billy Wilder died in 2002 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States., and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryThe Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. It is the resting place of some of the entertainment industry's greatest names, although it was not alwa in Westwood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWestwood or Westwood Village is a district in western Los Angeles, California. It is bounded by Brentwood on the west, Bel-Air on the north, Century City on the east, West Los Angeles on the southeast, and unincorporated Sawtelle on the south and southwes.
Billy Wilder wrote or directed (or both) classics in more than one genre:
- Best Picture - won 1961
- Best Director - six nominations, won 1946, 1961
- Screenwriting - nine nominations, won 1946, 1951, and 1961. These included winning Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay for The Apartment (screenplay award shared with I.A.L. Diamond) -- the only time until 2003 one person has won three Oscars for the same film ( Peter Jackson equaled the record when he took home Oscars as producer, director and co-writer for ).
