The American film industry, popularly known as Hollywood, has produced some of the best movies in the world. Many of the Hollywood directors are regarded as the best in the world. William Wyler is ragarded as one of the best Hollywood directors and is credited with some of the most amazing movies. William Wyler had also tasted a lot of commercial success in Hollywood. He was certainly one of the much acclaimed Hollywood directors.
Beginning of career
William Wyler, born on the 1st of July, 1902, had a very early start to his movie career. His family background helped him to gain an easy entry into the world of American movies. The founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle, was a relative of William Wyler. He was responsible for creating one of the youngest directors under the banner of Universal Lot.
Director William Wyler went on to make some of the commercially successful movies for Universal Lot. The movies which were successful at the box office included the likes of The Love Trap, Hell's Heroes, Tom Brown of Culver and The Good Fairy.
Rise of popularity
The movies which William Wyler directed under the banner of Universal Lot established him as one of the leading directors of Hollywood. He went on to make movies with Samuel Goldwyn which enhanced his reputation as one of the finest Hollywood directors. William Wyler made movies like These Three, Come and Get It, Dodsworth, Dead End, Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, The Letter, The Westerner and the Little Foxes.
Other Popular Movies
There were plenty of other movies which William Wyler directed in Hollywood. Till his death on the 27th of July, 1981, William was actively involved with the world of American movies. |
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Some of the other popular William Wyler movies included the likes of Mrs Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, The Heiress and Friendly Persuasion.
Awards
William Wyler had won plenty of awards during his illustrious career in Hollywood. His movies appealed to all categories of movie goers. The critics also appreciated the movies of the director. Hence it was quite natural for the director to have won numerous awards at various points in time during his career.
Both the movies, Mrs Miniver and The Best Years of Our Lives, won William Wyler the best director award at the Oscars. The movies also got the award for the Best Picture category. William Wyler movies also did well and won awards at the Cannes Film Festival. In the year 1965, the director won the Irving Thalberg Award for lifetime career achievement. All these awards confirm the status of William as one of best Hollywood directors.
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