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Billy Wilder

Born:
June 22, 1906 in Vienna, Austria
Occupation:
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Birth name:
Samuel Wilder
Biography:
One of Hollywood's most consistent and enduring filmmakers, Billy Wilder was also among its most daring. In feature after feature, in a wide variety of styles and genres, he explored the taboo subjects of the day with insight, wit, and trenchant cynicism; adultery, alcoholism, prostitution -- no...Read More

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FILE - In this March 7, 2012, file photo, producer Jason Reitman arrives at the premiere of "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" in Los Angeles. Reitman has been hosting monthly live reads in Los Angeles to sold-out crowds since last fall, as a one-time only event with no rehearsals and no recordings. On Friday, April 27, 2012, Paul Rudd and Emma Stone channeled Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a reading of their 1960’s film “The Apartment” before a live audience. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Jason Reitman brings his live read series to NYC

Paul Rudd and Emma Stone channeled Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a reading of their 1960's film "The Apartment" before a live audience.

The...Read More