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William Wyler

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Actor | * 07/01/1902 († 79, 07/27/1981) | Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
William Wyler (born Willi Wyler (German: [ˈvɪli ˈvi:lɐ]); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer. Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous awards and accolades, including three Academy Awards. He holds the record of twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. For his oeuvre of work, Wyler was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Wyler immigrated to the United States in 1921 where he worked first for Universal Studios in New York before moving to Los Angeles. By 1925, he was the youngest director at Universal, and in 1929 he directed Hell's Heroes, Universal's first sound production filmed entirely on location. Wyler went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben..."> ()
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William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness.Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Western

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Awards & Nominations for William Wyler

Directors Guild of America Awards 3x Academy Award for Best Director AFI Life Achievement Award Golden Plate Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Palme d'Or BAFTA Award for Best Direction Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Awards 12x Academy Award for Best Director 2x Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with William Wyler as Actor(10)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Hollywood's Second World War
as Himself (archive footage)2019 Sword-and-Sandal
as Himself (archive footage)2018 The Cold Blue
as Self (archival footage)2017 Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)2000 Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Himself - Director (archive footage)1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)1936 Dodsworth

TV Shows/Series with William Wyler as Actor(4)

as himself1971 Great Performances
as himself1956 Cinépanorama
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with William Wyler as Crew(70)

Directing/Director1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Directing/Director1968 Funny Girl
Directing/Director1966 How to Steal a Million
Directing/Director1965 The Collector
Directing/Director1961 The Children's Hour
Production/Producer1961 The Children's Hour
Directing/Director1959 Ben-Hur
Production/Producer1959 Ben-Hur
Directing/Director1958 The Big Country
Production/Producer1958 The Big Country
Directing/Director1956 Friendly Persuasion
Production/Producer1956 Friendly Persuasion
Directing/Director1955 The Desperate Hours
Production/Producer1955 The Desperate Hours
Directing/Director1953 Roman Holiday
Production/Producer1953 Roman Holiday
Directing/Director1952 Carrie
Production/Producer1952 Carrie
Directing/Director1951 Detective Story
Production/Producer1951 Detective Story
Directing/Director1949 The Heiress
Production/Producer1949 The Heiress
Directing/Director1947 Thunderbolt
Directing/Director1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Camera/Director of Photography1944 The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
Directing/Director1944 The Fighting Lady
Directing/Director1942 Mrs. Miniver
Production/Producer1942 Mrs. Miniver
Directing/Director1941 The Little Foxes
Directing/Director1940 The Letter
Production/Producer1940 The Letter
Directing/Director1940 The Westerner
Directing/Director1939 Wuthering Heights
Directing/Director1938 Jezebel
Production/Producer1938 Jezebel
Directing/Director1937 Dead End
Directing/Director1936 These Three
Directing/Director1936 Come and Get It
Directing/Director1936 Dodsworth
Directing/Director1935 The Gay Deception
Directing/Director1935 The Good Fairy
Directing/Director1934 Glamour
Directing/Director1933 Counsellor at Law
Directing/Director1933 Her First Mate
Directing/Director1932 Tom Brown of Culver
Directing/Director1931 A House Divided
Directing/Director1930 The Storm
Directing/Director1929 Hell's Heroes
Directing/Director1929 The Shakedown
Directing/Director1929 The Love Trap
Production/Producer1929 The Love Trap
Directing/Director1928 Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Directing/Director1928 Thunder Riders
Directing/Director1927 Hard Fists
Directing/Director1927 The Border Cavalier
Directing/Director1927 Straight Shootin'
Directing/Director1927 Blazing Days
Directing/Director1927 The Two Fister
Directing/Director1927 The Horse Trader
Directing/Director1926 The Fire Barrier
Directing/Director1926 The Stolen Ranch
Directing/Director1926 The Gunless Bad Man
Directing/Director1926 Ridin' for Love
Writing/Story1926 Ridin' for Love
Directing/Director1926 Don't Shoot
Directing/Director1926 Martin of the Mounted
Directing/Director1926 Lazy Lightning
Directing/Director1925 The Crook Buster

Full Name: William Weiller
Born: Tuesday, 07/01 1902 (July) in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Died: Monday, 07/27 1981 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: German (DE, native language), English (EN, native language), French (FR), Yiddish (YI, native language)
Educated at: Conservatoire de Paris
Spouses (current/former): Margaret Sullavan, Margaret Tallichet
Children: Catherine Wyler
Siblings: Robert Wyler
Other names for William Wyler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Wilhelm Weiller"
"Bill Wyler"
"윌리엄 와일러"
"윌리암 와일러"
William Wyler frequently works together with these people:
Robert Swink (13x, Crew)
Robert Wyler (10x, Crew)
Samuel Goldwyn (10x, Crew)
Daniel Mandell (9x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (9x, Crew)
John Huston (8x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Janet Gaynor (7x, Actress)
Lillian Hellman (7x, Crew)
Gregg Toland (7x, Crew)
Lester Koenig (6x, Crew)
Carl Laemmle Jr. (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2909, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024