Billy Wilder

January 9, 2024
Director

Quick Facts

Billy Wilder
Full Name Billy Wilder
Occupation Director
Date Of Birth Jun 22, 1906(1906-06-22)
Age 118
Date Of Death 2002-03-27
Birthplace Sucha Beskidzka
Country Poland
Birth City Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Horoscope Gemini

Billy Wilder Biography

Name Billy Wilder
Birthday Jun 22
Birth Year 1906
Place Of Birth Sucha Beskidzka
Home Town Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Birth Country Poland
Birth Sign Gemini
Spouse Audrey Young , Judith Coppicus
Children(s) Victoria Wilder, Vincent Wilder

Billy Wilder is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on June 22, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Director of several classic films from the 1940’s until the 1960’s such as Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend and The Lost Weekend, Sunset Blvd., The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot and The Apartment. His films won him an impressive number of Academy Awards for Best Picture as well as Best Director and the Best Screenplay.

He directed, produced and wrote the script for the film Love in the Afternoon starring He directed, produced, and wrote the film Love in the Afternoon starring Gary Cooper..

He got married Judith Coppicus on December 22 on the 22nd of December, 1936. He then got married to Audrey Young on June 30 in 1949.

Billy Wilder Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Director
House Living in own house.

Billy Wilder is one of the richest Director from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Wilder 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Austria and started working as a journalist following his move to Berlin.

The year was 1986 when he won his American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 ft 11 in

Billy Wilder height 5 ft 11 in Billy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Billy Wilder Dating?

According to our records, Billy Wilder married to Audrey Young , Judith Coppicus. As of December 1, 2023, Billy Wilder’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Billy Wilder celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

What is Billy Wilder famous for?

He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood’s golden age. Wilder is one of only five people who have won three Academy Awards for producing, directing and writing the same film. He first became a screenwriter in the late 1920s while living in Berlin.

Why did Billy Wilder stop making movies?

“I was retired but I didn’t know it, because I was too busy and working too hard ,” Wilder later told his biographer, Charlotte Chandler.

What religion was Billy Wilder?

Early life. Samuel Wilder (Yiddish: שמואל וִילדֶר Shmuel Vildr) was born on June 22, 1906 to a family of Polish Jews in Sucha Beskidzka, a small town which, at that time, belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Did Billy Wilder win an Oscar?

Awards

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