Celebrity Graveland

June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002

Billy Wilder was regarded as one of the greatest, and certainly most versatile, screenwriters and film directors in Hollywood. Over the course of his career, he wrote and/or directed some of the industry’s biggest hits, including Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, Double Indemnity, The Seven Year Itch, The Fortune Cookie, Irma La Douce, The Front Page and the perennial classic comedy, Some Like It Hot. He worked with a broad number of stars like Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Fred MacMurray and Shirley MacLaine. The Polish-born director was personally nominated for more than 20 Academy Awards – winning 7 times for both writing and directing – and his films spawned countless other nominations for the performances in them. Wilder’s career spanned 6 decades. He died at the age of 95 the same day as fellow comedy legends Milton Berle and Dudley Moore.

Burial

Westwood Village Memorial Park – Los Angeles, CA

Specific Location

Chapel Garden Estate; Directly to the East of the Chapel, there is a small garden with 6 family plots (3 on the North side, 3 on the South), Billy is buried in the third plot on the South side (next to Carroll O’Connor and 2 down from Jack Lemmon).

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