William Wyler

Born on July 1, 1902 in Mulhouse, Germany

The son of a prosperous Swiss dry goods merchant, William Wyler was studying the violin in Paris when he met Universal Pictures executive Carl Laemmle, a distant cousin of his mother, in 1922. Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
1968	Directors Guild of America	Best Director	Funny Girl	Nominated
1965	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Director	The Collector	Nominated
1965	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Director	The Collector	Nominated
1961	Directors Guild of America	Best Director	The Children's Hour	Nominated
1961	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Director	The Children's Hour	Nominated

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