07/01/1902
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.
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William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy (2025) as Himself (Archival) |
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Hollywoods Zweiter Weltkrieg (2019) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes (2019) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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The Cold Blue (2018) as Himself (archive footage) |
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Five Came Back (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self |
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) as Self - Director (archive footage) |
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Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self |
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Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self |
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Fun in the Big Country (1958) as Self |
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Stars of Cabaret (1956) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Screen Director (1951) as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Drug Store customer (uncredited) |
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Dodsworth (1936) as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited) |
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ローマの休日 (2016) Writer |
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History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle (2011) Director |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Director |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Producer |
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Funny Girl (1968) Director |
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How to Steal a Million (1966) Director |
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The Collector (1965) Director |
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The Children's Hour (1961) Director |
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The Children's Hour (1961) Producer |
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Ben-Hur (1959) Director |
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The Big Country (1958) Director |
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The Big Country (1958) Producer |
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Friendly Persuasion (1956) Director |
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Friendly Persuasion (1956) Producer |
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The Desperate Hours (1955) Director |
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The Desperate Hours (1955) Producer |
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Roman Holiday (1953) Director |
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Roman Holiday (1953) Producer |
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Carrie (1952) Director |
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Carrie (1952) Producer |
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Detective Story (1951) Director |
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Detective Story (1951) Producer |
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The Heiress (1949) Director |
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The Heiress (1949) Producer |
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Thunderbolt (1947) Director |
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Director |
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The Fighting Lady (1944) Director |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Director |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Writer |
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The Memphis Belle (1944) Director of Photography |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) Director |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) Producer |
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The Little Foxes (1941) Director |
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The Letter (1940) Director |
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The Letter (1940) Producer |
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The Westerner (1940) Director |
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Wuthering Heights (1939) Director |
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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Co-Director |
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Jezebel (1938) Director |
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Jezebel (1938) Producer |
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Dead End (1937) Director |
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Come and Get It (1936) Director |
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Dodsworth (1936) Director |
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These Three (1936) Director |
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The Gay Deception (1935) Director |
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The Good Fairy (1935) Director |
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Glamour (1934) Director |
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Counsellor at Law (1933) Director |
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Her First Mate (1933) Director |
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Tom Brown of Culver (1932) Director |
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A House Divided (1931) Director |
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The Storm (1930) Director |
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Hell's Heroes (1929) Director |
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The Love Trap (1929) Director |
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The Love Trap (1929) Producer |
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The Shakedown (1929) Director |
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Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) Director |
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Thunder Riders (1928) Director |
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Desert Dust (1927) Director |
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The Border Cavalier (1927) Director |
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The Horse Trader (1927) Director |
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The Ore Raiders (1927) Director |
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Hard Fists (1927) Director |
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Straight Shootin' (1927) Director |
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Blazing Days (1927) Director |
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The Two Fister (1927) Director |
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The Stolen Ranch (1926) Director |
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Lazy Lightning (1926) Director |
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Martin of the Mounted (1926) Director |
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Don't Shoot (1926) Director |
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The Fire Barrier (1926) Director |
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Ridin' for Love (1926) Director |
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Ridin' for Love (1926) Story |
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The Gunless Bad Man (1926) Director |
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The Crook Buster (1925) Director |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Assistant Director |