William Wyler (1902–1981)

Born: July 1, 1902 in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]

Died: July 27, 1981 (age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Margaret Tallichet (23 October 1938 – 27 July 1981) (his death) (5 children)

William Wyler – Born in France in 1902, Wyler emigrated to the US and began his career via family connections in cinema. He learned the directorial craft on low-budget silent pictures, his first success being one of the first ‘talkies’ – 1930’s Hell’s Heroes.

Over the next thirty years William received fourteen Oscar nominations, winning three (for ‘42’s Mrs. Miniver, ‘46’s The Best Years of Our Lives, and ‘59’s Ben-Hur).

Ben-Hur set a record win of eleven Oscars, (since tied by two other films). William Wyler died in 1981.

Dodsworth 1936 dir. Wyler starring Walter Huston

Wuthering Heights 1939 dir. Wyler Starring Laurence Olivier Merle Oberon

The Letter 1940 dir. Wyler Starring Bette Davis Herbert Marshall

The Little Foxes 1941 dir. William Wyler Starring Bette Davis Teresa Wright

The Best Years of our Lives 1946 dir. William Wyler Starring Myrna Loy Fredric Marsh Dana Andrews

The Heiress 1949 dir. Wyler starring Olivia de Havilland Montgomery Clift

Roman Holiday 1953 dir. Wyler Cast Gregory Peck Audrey Hepburn

How to Steal a Million 1966 dir. Wyler Starring Audrey Hepburn Peter O’Toole

Funny Girl 1968 dir. Wyler starring Barbra Streisand Omar Sharif