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Definition of Billy Wilder
1. Noun. United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002).
Generic synonyms: Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Billy Wilder
Literary usage of Billy Wilder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marilyn And Friends by Charles-Henri Favrod (2005)
"After having been very close to Billy Wilder, Sam Shaw was of great help to ...
Aprés avoir été trés proche de Billy Wilder, Sam Shaw a beaucoup aide John ..."
2. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"... Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Spacey, Bar- bra
Streisand, Elizabeth Taylor, Billy Wilder, Denzel Washington and many more. ..."
3. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"VBJ 0890-91 Dizzy Gillespie is honored, along with Katharine Hepburn, Rise Stevens,
Jule Styne, Billy Wilder. THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, 1991. ..."
4. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"... Bunuel was a man of the world, as were Howard Hawks and Billy Wilder, and, as
for John Ford and John Huston, proudly sporting the bruises of experience, ..."
5. Chronicles of Pineville: Embracing Sketches of Georgia Scenes, Incidents by William Tappan Thompson (1853)
"... Billy Wilder asked if anybody had any good tobacco; upon which Bob Echols
pulled out a piece about the size of his hand—but in reality only half a hand ..."
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