William Wyler

Birth Name:Willy Wyler
Nickname:Willy, 99-Take Willie
Alt Names: Bill Wyler
Lt Col William Wyler
Born:July 1, 1902
Birth Place:Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Died:July 27, 1981
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Cause:heart attack
Age at Death:79 years and 26 days
Height:5’ 8” (1.73 m)
More Info:Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
1936
Directing. Dodsworth, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. William Wyler.
1939
Directing. Wuthering Heights, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. William Wyler.
1940
Directing. The Letter, Warner Bros. William Wyler.
1941
Directing. The Little Foxes, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. William Wyler.
1942
Winner markerDirecting. Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Wyler.
1946
Winner markerDirecting. The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. William Wyler.
1949
Directing. The Heiress, Paramount. William Wyler.
1951
Directing. Detective Story, Paramount. William Wyler.
1953
Best Motion Picture. Roman Holiday, Paramount. William Wyler, Producer.
1953
Directing. Roman Holiday, Paramount. William Wyler.
1956
Best Motion Picture. Friendly Persuasion, Allied Artists. William Wyler, Producer.
1956
Directing. Friendly Persuasion, Allied Artists. William Wyler.
1959
Winner markerDirecting. Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Wyler.
1965
Directing. The Collector, The Collector Company; Columbia. (UK, USA) William Wyler.
1965
Winner markerIrving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. William Wyler

15 Nominations