Birth name: Samuel Wilder Birth: 22 June 1906 Died: 27 March 2002 Nationality: Austria-Hungary
Career / Biography
Billy Wilder directed a number of films from the 1930s through to the 1980s and won two Oscars as best director. He directed a mixture of films from drama to comedy. He also wrote the screenplay for over 80 films.
Won - Best DIrector - The Apartment (1960)
Won - Best Director - Lost Weekend (1945)
Nomination - Best DIrector - Some Like It Hot (1959)
Nomination - Best Director - Witness For THe Prosecution (1957)
Nomination - Best Director - Sabrina (1954)
Nomination - Best DIrector - Stalag 17 (1953)
Nomination - Best DIrector - Sunset Blvd (1950)
Nomination - Best Director Double Indemnity (1944)
