Birth of William Wyler
Birth of William Wyler
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Wyler Biography and Timeline
Follow William Wyler through 15 dated historical records for United States of America.
William Wyler, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1901–1981Years on this page
1901
1936
Dodsworth
Directs, Dodsworth
1939
Wuthering Heights
Directs, Wuthering Heights
1940
The Westerner
The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper
1942
Academy Award
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Directs, Mrs. Miniver
1946
Academy Award
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for The Best Years of Our Lives. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven Academy Awards, including those for best picture, director, actor, supporting actor, editing, screenplay, and original score
Best Years of Our Lives
Directs, The Best Years of Our Lives
1953
Roman Holiday
Directs, Roman Holiday
1957
Palme dOr
Directs, Friendly Persuasion
1958
Big Country
Directs, The Big Country
1959
Academy Award
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Direction for Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
Directs, Ben-Hur
1968
Funny Girl
Directs, Funny Girl
1981
Death of William Wyler
Death of William Wyler
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.