What is Billy Wilder's full name?
Samuel Wilder
Billy Wilder nickname(s):
The Viennese Pixie
Billy Wilder date of birth:
June 22, 1906
How old was Billy Wilder when died?
95
Where was Billy Wilder born?
Sucha, Galicia, Austria
When did Billy Wilder die?
March 27, 2002
Where did Billy Wilder die?
Beverly Hills, CA
Why did Billy Wilder die?
Pneumonia
How tall is Billy Wilder?
5' 11" (180 cm)
Billy Wilder body shape:
Average
Is Billy Wilder gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Billy Wilder?
Jewish
What is Billy Wilder's ethnicity?
White
What is Billy Wilder nationality?
American
What is Billy Wilder's occupation?
Film director, producer and screenwriter
Billy Wilder claim to fame:
Film Noir
Who is Billy Wilder's father?
Max Wilder
Who is Billy Wilder's mother?
Eugenia Dittler Wilder
Billy Wilder friends:
Ernst Lubitsch (was also his idol and mentor. Wilder always kept a sign hanging in his office that asked, "How would Lubitsch do it?"), Charles Brackett, Jack Lemmon, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, William Holden, Sam Spiegel, Robert Capa, Ray Milland, George Cukor, Mae West, Fred Zinnemann, Robert Siodmak, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Olivia De Havilliand, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Howard Hawks, Ginger Rogers, Leland Hayward
Short Biography
Billy Wilder (/ˈwaɪldər/; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Wilder is one of only five people to have won Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter for the same film (The Apartment), and was the first person to accomplish this.