Billy Wilder (; ; June 22, 1906March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist and journalist, whose career spanned more than fifty years and sixty films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. With
The Apartment, Wilder became the first person to win Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter for the same film.