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Billy Wilder is in the top 8% of movie producers in the Fresh Kernels Database, and his A-List status is well-deserved!
 

Billy Wilder (1906-2002) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood’s golden age. Wilder’s career spanned more than 50 years and included some of the most popular and critically acclaimed films ever made, such as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Sunset Boulevard. He won Academy Awards for both writing and directing, and was nominated for an additional 14 Oscars. Wilder’s films often featured sharp, witty dialogue and darkly comic themes, and he was known for his ability to blend different genres and create unique cinematic experiences.
 

June 21, 1906
 

Billy Wilder was born in Sucha Beskidzka, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Poland).
 

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