Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most excellent filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is ...
Billy Wilder in Paris, 1962.(Jean-Regis Rouston / Roger-Viollet / Getty Images) Among the many stories that Billy Wilder liked to tell late in his life was the one he recounted with great gusto the ...