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Billy Wilder (1906–2002)
Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929, and wrote scripts for many German films until Adolf Hitler came to power in ...
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Died:(age 95) in West Los Angeles, California, USA |
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1956
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Sunset Boulevard
(1956)
... (story)
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series) (previous screenplay - 3 episodes, 1954 - 1955) (film story - 1 episode, 1955)
- Sunset Boulevard
(1955)
... (film story) / (previous screenplay)
- Double Indemnity
(1954)
... (previous screenplay)
- Hold Back the Dawn
(1954)
... (previous screenplay)
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Billie WilderHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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