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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>William Wyler</b></font><p><img src="wyler4-sized.jpg" height=271 width=190 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="William Wyler"><b>AKA</b> Wilhelm Weiller<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/700/000106382/" class=proflink>1-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/901/000105586/" class=proflink>1902</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/095/000106774/" class=proflink>27-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/491/000106173/" class=proflink>1981</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/582/000069375/" class=proflink>Los Angeles, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/649/000208025/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Ben-Hur</i><p><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/857/000118503/">Margaret Sullavan</a> (actress, m. 25-Nov-1934, div. 13-Mar-1936)<br><b>Wife:</b> Margaret Tallichet (actress, m. 23-Oct-1938, four children)<br><b>Brother:</b> Robert Wyler (writer and director, b. 25-Sep-1900, d. 17-Jan-1971 heart attack)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Catherine Wyler (film producer, to Margaret Tallichet, b. 25-Jul-1939)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Judy Wyler (b. 21-May-1942, to Margaret Tallichet)<br><p> <a href="/honors/469/000032373/">American Film Institute Life Achievement Award</a> 1976<br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1943 for <i>Mrs. Miniver</i><br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1947 for <i>The Best Years of Our Lives</i><br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1960 for <i>Ben-Hur</i><br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/311/000093032/">The Liberation of L. B. Jones (18-Mar-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/180/000038066/">Funny Girl (19-Sep-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/802/000036694/">How to Steal a Million (13-Jul-1966)</a> <br> <a href="/films/085/000068878/">The Collector (17-Jun-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/222/000038108/">The Children's Hour (19-Dec-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/956/000036848/">Ben-Hur (18-Nov-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/831/000032735/">The Big Country (1-Oct-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/879/000061696/">Friendly Persuasion (25-Nov-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/887/000061704/">The Desperate Hours (5-Oct-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/783/000033684/">Roman Holiday (27-Aug-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/296/000083047/">Carrie (17-Jul-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/944/000042818/">Detective Story (6-Nov-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/153/000036045/">The Heiress (6-Oct-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/230/000035125/">The Best Years of Our Lives (21-Nov-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/763/000089496/">The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (13-Apr-1944)</a> <br> <a href="/films/388/000061205/">Mrs. Miniver (4-Jun-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/232/000038118/">The Little Foxes (21-Aug-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/233/000038119/">The Letter (22-Nov-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/243/000035138/">The Westerner (18-Sep-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/871/000035766/">Wuthering Heights (13-Apr-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/237/000038123/">Jezebel (10-Mar-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/889/000037778/">Dead End (24-Aug-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/845/000037734/">Come and Get It (6-Nov-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/745/000038631/">Dodsworth (23-Sep-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/223/000038109/">These Three (18-Mar-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/109/000129719/">The Gay Deception (13-Sep-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/945/000042819/">The Good Fairy (31-Jan-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/884/000266086/">Glamour (9-Apr-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/923/000091650/">Counsellor at Law (7-Dec-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/108/000129718/">A House Divided (5-Dec-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/803/000084551/">Hell's Heroes (27-Dec-1929)</a> <br> <a href="/films/089/000134684/">The Love Trap (4-Aug-1929)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=32367"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=32367">William Wyler</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=32367" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>