Billy Wilder

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. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant film-makers during Hollywood's golden age and many of his films achieved both critical and public acclaim.

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He was born Samuel Wilder in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Poland). His parents, Max Wilder and Eugene Dittler, were Jewish.

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He started work in late 1920s as screenwriter in Germany, but allegedly he was also a taxi dancer, then left for France, then the United States after the rise of Adolf Hitler. His mother, grandmother, and stepfather all died at Auschwitz.

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