Justin Kownacki
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In the end, we're just stories
Billy Wilder won a record 5 WGA Awards (Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Love in the Afternoon, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment) in an 11 year span, plus 6 Academy Awards.
He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
May 4, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Billy Wilder won a record 5 WGA Awards (Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Love in the Afternoon, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment) in an 11 year span, plus 6 Academy Awards.
He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
He died in 2002 at the age of 95.
Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder) lost his mother, stepfather, and grandmother in German concentration camps during WWII.
In 1945, he directed Death Mills, a documentary created to educate German citizens about the horrors of the Holocaust.
In 1945, he directed Death Mills, a documentary created to educate German citizens about the horrors of the Holocaust.
May 4, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder) lost his mother, stepfather, and grandmother in German concentration camps during WWII.
In 1945, he directed Death Mills, a documentary created to educate German citizens about the horrors of the Holocaust.
In 1945, he directed Death Mills, a documentary created to educate German citizens about the horrors of the Holocaust.
Wilder co-wrote most of his Hollywood films with writing partners Charles Brackett (Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard) and I. A. L. Diamond. (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment). He also co-wrote Ninotchka, the first film to reveal Greta Garbo's comedic side.
May 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Wilder co-wrote most of his Hollywood films with writing partners Charles Brackett (Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard) and I. A. L. Diamond. (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment). He also co-wrote Ninotchka, the first film to reveal Greta Garbo's comedic side.
For every day of the WGA writer's strike, I'll post something interesting about the history of screenwriting. (I'm starting on day 3, so I need to catch up.)
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
May 4, 2023 at 6:46 PM
For every day of the WGA writer's strike, I'll post something interesting about the history of screenwriting. (I'm starting on day 3, so I need to catch up.)
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
Let's start with Billy Wilder, who fled Hitler's Germany to become one of America's most influential writer-directors.
In 1958, Harry Belafonte and his family were about to be evicted from an apartment in Manhattan because they weren't white... so he bought the whole building and turned it into a co-op, where he lived for 50 years. His home also became a key planning base for the Civil Rights movement in the '60s.
April 26, 2023 at 11:11 AM
In 1958, Harry Belafonte and his family were about to be evicted from an apartment in Manhattan because they weren't white... so he bought the whole building and turned it into a co-op, where he lived for 50 years. His home also became a key planning base for the Civil Rights movement in the '60s.
The soldiers made it to Scotland, where many chose to stay after the war.
Wojtek retired to a zoo there, and his friends visited him often. He died in 1963 at the age of 21.
He's commemorated by several statues including this one, where he's being visited by his former compatriot, "Little Wojtek."
Wojtek retired to a zoo there, and his friends visited him often. He died in 1963 at the age of 21.
He's commemorated by several statues including this one, where he's being visited by his former compatriot, "Little Wojtek."
April 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM
The soldiers made it to Scotland, where many chose to stay after the war.
Wojtek retired to a zoo there, and his friends visited him often. He died in 1963 at the age of 21.
He's commemorated by several statues including this one, where he's being visited by his former compatriot, "Little Wojtek."
Wojtek retired to a zoo there, and his friends visited him often. He died in 1963 at the age of 21.
He's commemorated by several statues including this one, where he's being visited by his former compatriot, "Little Wojtek."
In WWII, Polish soldiers in the Middle East adopted a bear cub they named Wojtek (pronounced "Voytek" or "Voychek"), who grew up thinking it was people.... so it literally fought in the war by helping them move artillery.
April 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM
In WWII, Polish soldiers in the Middle East adopted a bear cub they named Wojtek (pronounced "Voytek" or "Voychek"), who grew up thinking it was people.... so it literally fought in the war by helping them move artillery.