On Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 2:17:31 PM UTC-8, Richard Carnahan wrote:
c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (March 28) - Filmmaker Billy Wilder, the Austrian-born cynic whose
gifts for writing and directing led to such classics as ''Sunset Boulevard,'' ''Some Like it Hot'' and ''Double Indemnity,'' has died. He was 95.
Wilder died Wednesday night at his home, said George Schlatter, a producer and
longtime friend. Schlatter said Wilder's health had been failing in recent months.
Schlatter said he believed his friend of 40 years had been suffering from a bout with pneumonia.
As co-writer, director and producer of the 1960 film ''The Apartment,'' Wilder
collected three Oscars, the only person to do so for one film. Among his other
classics: ''Sunset Boulevard,'' ''Double Indemnity,'' ''Stalag 17,'' ''The Lost
Weekend,'' ''The Seven Year Itch,''...
(Youtube upload):
"Never-Before-Seen Footage Of Marilyn Monroe During Filming Of 'Seven Year Itch'"
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