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    Birthday: June 22, 1906

    One of Hollywood's most consistent and enduring filmmakers, Billy Wilder was also among its most daring. In feature after feature, in a wide variety of styles and genres, he explored the taboo subjects of the day with insight, wit, and trenchant cynicism; adultery, alcoholism, prostitution -- no topic was too controversial or too racy for Wilder's films. Unlike the majority of Hollywood's ...more
    • 1993
    • Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    • Career Achievement Award
    • win
    • 1993
    • Berlin International Film Festival
    • Honorary Golden Bear
    • win
    • 1992
    • European Film Academy
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
    • win
    • 1987
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
    • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
    • win
    • 1986
    • American Film Institute
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
    • win


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