Billy wilder

Name: Samuel Wilder aka Billy Wilder Essential DVDs: Double Indemnity (1944); The Lost Weekend (1945); Sunset Boulevard (1950); Ace In The Hole (1951);

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by Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder, 1960

People copy, people steal. Most of the pictures they make nowadays are loaded down with special effects. I couldn't do that. I quit smoking because I couldn't reload my Zippo. - Billy Wilder

In honor of Billy Wilder, here's a fabulous Los Angeles Times shot of him from April 18, 1961 posing with his six Academy Awards.

Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot

Billy Wilder wins three Oscars for The Apartment at the 33rd Academy Awards, 1961.

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Billy Wilder