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William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a three-time Academy Award-winning motion picture director. Wyler was born Willi Weiller to a Jewish family in Mulhouse in the French region of Alsace (then part of the German Empire). He was distantly related to Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures, through his mother Melanie (a cousin of Laemmle's). After realizing that Willi was not interested in the family business of haberdashery and suffering through a terrible year working at 100000... full article at wikipedia
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  • Jul 1, 1902
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  • Jul 27, 1981
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  • Nov 18, 1959
  • Aug 21, 1937
  • Nov 6, 1951
  • Sep 23, 1936
  • Nov 25, 1956
  • Sep 18, 1968
  • Jul 13, 1966
  • Mar 10, 1938
  • Jun 4, 1942
  • Aug 27, 1953
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  • Nov 18, 1959
  • Nov 6, 1951
  • Nov 25, 1956
  • Jul 13, 1966
  • Aug 27, 1953
  • Oct 1, 1958
  • Oct 5, 1955
  • Oct 6, 1949
  • Dec 19, 1961
  • Mar 10, 1938
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