Billy Wilder

1906

2002

Director, Producer, Writer

Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter, and producer most active in film from the 1930s through 1970s. After beginning his film career in Germany, he came to the U.S. in 1934. From 1938 to 1950, he collaborated with screenwriter and producer Charles Brackett. Four of Wilder’s six Academy Awards are for writing and directing THE LOST WEEKEND (1945) and THE APARTMENT (1960), and he was the recipient of the 1987 Irving G. Thalberg memorial award.

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Billy Wilder Productions, Inc.
Audrey Young (Spouse of)