William Wyler (William Wyler)

William Wyler was born July 1, 1902 in Alsace. He studied at the Business School in Lausanne, and graduated from the National Conservatory in Paris on the violin. In 1920, Wyler became acquainted with Charles Lemmlem, then head of Universal Pikchers `` who came to him a distant relative on the maternal side and offered him a job in film -. William Wyler his career began in the advertising department `Universal` in New - York, then transferred to Hollywood, where he, having risen from the property man to the director, making his debut in 1923 film 'Buster' Dodger. In 1928 he became an American citizen. Stuffing his hand at Westerns, a large number of shot in the first two years of the director's career, William Wyler to 30 - m years had a solid reputation for such dramatic tapes and melodrama as the `counsel`, `Heroes` hell, 'deception' Cheerful. In 1936 he left the studio and for a long time successfully worked with the producer Sam Goldwyn and operated by Gregg Toland. Their first work was the film 'The three' (1936). In 1948, William Wyler, with several colleagues founded the production company `Liberty Films`. During his career, William Wyler took more than 70 films and 12 (!) Times given an award for 'Oscar' for best director, received as a result of three sacred statues. In 1976, Wyler became the third prize winner in the history of the American Film Institute `For his achievements in art`. Among the most famous works director - a wonderful melodrama `` Roman Holiday with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, Comedy `Funny Girl 'with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif, and` How to Steal a Million' with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O `Tuloma. One can not mention the large-scale historical setting of `Ben - Hur '(1959), received 11 Academy Award-winning - such achievement repeated after nearly forty years, only` Titanic' by James Cameron. Impressive episode of `Ben - Gora` - racing quadriga (chariot drawn by four horses) - entered the golden fund film. William Wyler, died July 27, 1981 in Los - Angeles.