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    BornSamuel Wilder · June 22, 1906 · Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
    DiedMarch 27, 2002 (aged 95) · Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
    SpousesJudith Coppicus · (m. 1936; div. 1946) · Audrey Young (m. 1949)
    Children2
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    Early life

    Samuel Wilder (Yiddish: שמואל װילדער Shmuel Vilder ) was born on June 22, 1906, to a Jewish family in Sucha, a small town in Galicia, present-day Poland, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Years later in Hollywood, … See more

    Career

    After writing crime and sports stories as a stringer for local newspapers, he was eventually offered a regular job at a Berlin tabloid. Developing an interest in film, he began working as a screenwriter. From 1929 to 193… See more

    Directorial style

    Wilder's directorial choices reflected his belief in the primacy of writing. He avoided, especially in the second half of his career, the exuberant cinematography of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles because, in Wilder's opi… See more

    Politics

    Wilder opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). He co-created the Committee for the First Amendment, of 500 Hollywood personalities and stars to "support those professionals called upon to testify befor… See more

    Retirement

    Wilder received the American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award in 1986. He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1988, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1990 and the National Medal of Arts in 1993. He h… See more

    Personal life and death

    Wilder married Judith Coppicus on December 22, 1936. The couple had twins, Victoria and Vincent (born 1939), but Vincent died shortly after birth. They divorced in 1946. Wilder met Audrey Young while filmin… See more

    Legacy

    "Don't be boring". — Billy Wilder
    Wilder holds a significant place in the history of Hollywood censorship for expanding the range of acceptable subject matter. He directed two of film noir's definitive fil… See more

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