Line #14 Creator/WilliamWyler


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3	William Wyler (born Willi Wyler, July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.
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5	He was born in Mülhausen, Reichsland Elsaß–Lothringen, then-UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany (nowadays' Mulhouse, [[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues Alsace]], UsefulNotes/{{France}}), the son of two Jewish haberdashers. His mother was a cousin of Carl Laemmle, the founder of [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]]. After briefly moving to Paris, it was clear that he had no interest in haberdashery, and Laemmle took him to America. Willi then slowly climbed the ladder of the movie business to become a director.
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7	His most famous works included ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives'' (1946), and ''Film/MrsMiniver'' (1942), all of which won Wyler UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Director, as well as Best Picture in their respective years, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners. Wyler received his first Oscar nomination for directing ''Film/{{Dodsworth}}'' (1936).
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9	Wyler is considered to have been 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 TheForties and into TheSixties.
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11	He's credited with helping propel several iconic actors to stardom, directing Creator/AudreyHepburn in her Hollywood debut film, ''Film/RomanHoliday'' (1953), and directing Music/BarbraStreisand in her debut film, ''Theatre/FunnyGirl'' (1968). Both of these performances won Academy Awards. He directed Creator/OliviaDeHavilland to her second Oscar in ''Film/TheHeiress'' (1949) and Creator/LaurenceOlivier to his first Oscar nomination in ''Film/{{Wuthering Heights\|1939}}'' (1939). Olivier would later credit Wyler with teaching him how to act for the screen, while Creator/BetteDavis, who received three Oscar nominations under his direction and won her second Oscar in ''Film/{{Jezebel}}'' (1938), said Wyler made her a "far, far better actress" than she had ever been.
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14	!!William Wyler films on TV Tropes:
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16	* ''Film/{{Dodsworth}}'' (1936)
17	* ''Film/{{Dead End\|1937}}'' (1937)
18	* ''These Three'' (1936) -- an early adaptation of ''Theatre/TheChildrensHour''.
19	* ''Film/{{Jezebel}}'' (1938)
20	* ''Film/{{Wuthering Heights\|1939}}'' (1939)
21	* ''Film/TheLetter'' (1940)
22	* ''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes'' (1941)
23	* ''Film/MrsMiniver'' (1942)
24	* ''Film/TheMemphisBelle'' (1944) -- WWII documentary made while Wyler was serving with an Army motion picture unit
25	* ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives'' (1946)
26	* ''Film/TheHeiress'' (1949)
27	* ''Film/DetectiveStory'' (1951)
28	* ''Film/RomanHoliday'' (1953)
29	* ''Film/TheDesperateHours'' (1955)
30	* ''Film/FriendlyPersuasion'' (1956)
31	* ''Film/TheBigCountry'' (1958)
32	* ''{{Film/Ben Hur\|1959}}'' (1959)
33	* ''Theatre/TheChildrensHour'' (1961)
34	* ''Literature/{{The Collector\|JohnFowles}}'' (1965)
35	* ''Film/HowToStealAMillion'' (1966)
36	* ''Theatre/FunnyGirl'' (1968)
37	[[/index]]

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