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William Wyler

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William Wyler

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Also known as Wilhelm Weiller, Willi Wyler

Swiss-German-American director and producer (1902–1981)

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William Wyler was an active figure from 1925 to 1970. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His recorded works include *The liberation of L.B. Jones*, *Roman holiday*, and a title listed as *William Wyler*.

Born in 1902, Wyler died in 1981. Open Library records three works associated with his name, while Crossref lists five. He has been referenced by 889 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1902
Died
1981
Works
3

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  • The liberation of L.B. Jones
  • Roman holiday
  • William Wyler

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William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a leading Alsatian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter who made his mark in Hollywood as one of film industry's icons. Notable works included Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, starring Walter Huston and Mary Astor, "sparkin

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,861x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,803x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,507x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,939x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,676x

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Encyclopedic overview

William Wyler (/ˈwaɪlər/; born Willi Wyler ( German: [ˈvɪli ˈvi:lɐ]); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer. Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director (12). In addition to three Academy Awards, he also received two BAFTA Awards and one Golden Globe Award. For his oeuvre of work, Wyler was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

Wyler emigrated to the United States in 1921 where he worked first for Universal Studios in New York before moving to Los Angeles. By 1925, he was the youngest director at Universal, and in 1929 he directed Hell's Heroes, Universal's first sound production filmed entirely on location. Wyler went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which also won for Best Picture. He was Oscar-nominated for Dodsworth (1936), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), The Heiress (1949), Detective Story (1952), Roman Holiday (1953), Friendly Persuasion (1956), and The Collector (1965).

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