Happy Birthday director Billy Wilder (1906–2002)

Born: June 22, 1906 in Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sucha Beskidzka, Malopolskie, Poland]

Died: March 27, 2002 (age 95) in West Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Audrey Young (30 June 1949 – 27 March 2002) (his death)

Judith Coppicus (22 December 1936 – 1946) (divorced) (2 children)

Ball of Fire 1941 dir. Howard Hawks starring Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck written by Wilder

The Major and the Minor 1942 dir. Wilder starring Ginger Rogers Ray Milland

Double Indemity 1944 dir. by Wilder starring Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck

The Lost Weekend 1946 dir. Wilder starring Ray Milland Jane Wyman

Sunset Blvd. 1950 dir. Wilder starring William Holden Gloria Swanson

Stalag 17 1953 dir. Billy Wilder Cast Don Taylor William Holden

Sabrina 1954 dir. Wilder starring Humphrey Bogart Audrey Hepburn William Holden

The Seven Year Itch 1955 dir. Wilder Marilyn Monroe Tom Ewell

Some Like it Hot 1959 dir. Wilder Starring Marilyn Monroe Jack Lemon

The Apartment 1960 dir.Wilder starring Jack Lemon Shirley MacLaine

One Two Three 1961 dir. Wilder starring James Cagney Horst Buchholz

Irma la Douche 1963 dir. Wilder starring Jack Lemon Shirley MacLaine

The Fortune Cookie 1966 dir. Wilder starring Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau