William Wyler
Directing · Born 1902-07-01 · age 79 at death · Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler 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 1940s.
Titles
Ben-Hur
Roman Holiday
The Best Years of Our Lives
How to Steal a Million
Funny Girl
The Big Country
The Children's Hour
Wuthering Heights
Mrs. Miniver
The Heiress
The Letter
The Collector
Jezebel
The Little Foxes
The Desperate Hours
Detective Story
Dead End
Dodsworth
Friendly Persuasion
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Westerner
Carrie
These Three
The Memphis Belle
Come and Get It
The Good Fairy
Counsellor at Law
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Thunderbolt
Hell's Heroes
The Shakedown
The Fighting Lady
The Gay Deception
The Love Trap
The Stolen Ranch
A House Divided
Glamour
Tom Brown of Culver
The Two Fister
The Storm
Her First Mate
Ridin' for Love
The Crook Buster
Blazing Days
Lazy Lightning
Hard Fists
Straight Shootin'
The Border Cavalier
The Ore Raiders
The Gunless Bad Man
The Horse Trader
Desert Dust
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Don't Shoot
Martin of the Mounted
Thunder Riders
The Fire Barrier
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
Roman Holiday