Caption: Directors Group, Nov. 1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman. Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin.
Director, Producer, Actor
Born: July 1, 1902
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: Ben-Hur (1959), Roman Holiday (1953), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Funny Girl (1968)
Source: IMDB
William Wyler was an American filmmaker who, at the time of his death in 1981, was considered by his peers as second only to John Ford as a master craftsman of cinema. The winner of three Best Director Academy Awards, second again only to Ford's four, Wyler's reputation has unfairly suffered as the lack of an obvious "signature" in his diverse ...