What is William Wyler?
{{Infobox person | name = William Wyler | image = William Wyler portrait.jpg | caption = {{circa}}&nbsp;1945 | birth_name = Willi Wyler | birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|7|1|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Mülhausen]], [[Alsace-Lorraine]], [[German Empire]] (present-day [[France]]) | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|7|27|1902|7|1|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Heart attack]] | resting_place= [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)]] | nationality = American | occupation = {{hlist|Movie director|producer|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1925–1970 | imagesize = | spouse = {{marriage|[[Margaret Sullavan]]|1934|1936|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Margaret Tallichet]]|1938}} | children = 5 | relatives = [[Carl Laemmle Jr.]] (cousin) }} '''William Wyler''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ|l|ər}}; born '''Willi Wyler'''<ref>Birth Certificate No. 1298/1902, Mulhouse Archive. According to Herman, Jan. ''A Talent for Trouble: The Life of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director''. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. {{ISBN|0-399-14012-3}}</ref> ({{IPA-de|ˈvɪlɪ ˈvi:lɐ|lang}}); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-Swiss movie director, producer and screenwriter. His best known works were ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 movie)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), ''[[The Best Years of Our Lives]]'' (1946), and ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942), all of which won [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], as well as [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyler, William}} [[Category:Academy Award winning directors]] [[Category:Golden Globe Award winning directors]] [[Category:1902 births]] [[Category:1981 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:German movie directors]] [[Category:German movie producers]] [[Category:German screenwriters]] [[Category:Swiss movie directors]] [[Category:Swiss movie producers]] [[Category:Swiss screenwriters]] {{bio-stub}}