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Justin Kownacki
@justinkownacki.bsky.social
In the end, we're just stories
May 4, 2023 at 9:20 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.
May 4, 2023 at 9:17 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.
May 4, 2023 at 7:33 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.
May 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM
I try to spend 15+ minutes a day on each important category on my to-do list (writing, reading, exercise, cleaning, business development, etc.) so they at least move forward incrementally, and it adds up over time.

I also try to write for myself in the morning, before I start writing for work
April 25, 2023 at 1:31 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."
April 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM