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Billy Wilder

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Film director

Billy Wilder

Austrian and American filmmaker (1906 to 2002)

Billy Wilder was born on June 22, 1906 and died on March 27, 2002, aged 95.

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Born
June 22, 1906, Sucha Beskidzka
Died
March 27, 2002
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Country
Austria, Cisleithania
Known as
Film director

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Billy Wilder was born on June 22, 1906 and died on March 27, 2002, aged 95.

What is Billy Wilder’s zodiac sign?

Cancer, born June 22.