Where was Billy Wilder from?
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Austria
He fled the Nazis.
💡 Did you know? As a Jew, Wilder fled the Nazis from Europe to Hollywood; his mother was murdered in 1943 in the Płaszów camp near Kraków.
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Which 1959 comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon did Wilder make?
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Some Like It Hot
Other classics: „Sunset Boulevard“ and „Double Indemnity“.
💡 Did you know? „Some Like It Hot“ with Marilyn Monroe is seen by many as the greatest film comedy ever; its closing line „Nobody's perfect“ is legendary.
Which genres did Wilder master?
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comedy and film noir
He switched effortlessly.
💡 Did you know? Wilder mastered both: the caustic comedy and the dark film noir („Double Indemnity“).
What was Wilder especially famous for?
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sharp dialogue
Clever and funny.
💡 Did you know? Wilder's sharp dialogue is among the most quoted in Hollywood; he was considered one of the wittiest writers in film history.
For which film did Wilder win the 1961 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay?
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The Apartment
Honoured as producer, director and writer at once.
💡 Did you know? Wilder won six Oscars and was nominated 21 times, as director, writer and producer at once.
Foto: Galerie Poll Berlin / Ausschnitt: Christoph Waghubinger (Lewenstein) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Which director is shown here?
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Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born Hollywood director who mastered both comedy and film noir: from „Some Like It Hot“ to „Sunset Boulevard“.
💡 Did you know? The closing line of his comedy „Some Like It Hot“ („Nobody's perfect“) is one of the most famous in film history.
In which year was Billy Wilder born?
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1906
Born: 22 June 1906 in Sucha (Austria-Hungary)
In which year did Billy Wilder die?
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2002
Died: 27 March 2002 in Los Angeles, aged 95
Where was Billy Wilder born?
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Sucha
Born: 22 June 1906 in Sucha (Austria-Hungary)
How old was Billy Wilder at death?
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95
Died: 27 March 2002 in Los Angeles, aged 95
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