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William Wyler
🎂 Jul 1, 1902 — 🕯️ Jul 27, 1981 (79 years)
Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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.
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Ben-Hur
1959
Roman Holiday
1953
The Little Foxes
1941
Wuthering Heights
1939
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Funny Girl
1968
Mrs. Miniver
1942
The Big Country
1958
Jezebel
1938
How to Steal a Million
1966
The Heiress
1949
Detective Story
1951
Dodsworth
1936
The Westerner
1940
Dead End
1937
The Letter
1940
Friendly Persuasion
1956
The Children's Hour
1961
The Desperate Hours
1955
The Good Fairy
1935
These Three
1936
The Collector
1965
Hell's Heroes
1929
Come and Get It
1936
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Carrie
1952
Counsellor at Law
1933
Glamour
1934
The Gay Deception
1935
A House Divided
1931
The Stolen Ranch
1926
The Love Trap
1929
The Shakedown
1929
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William Wyler
1902-07-01 · Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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.