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Philipp Oscar® Winner	Fellas, just heard that the great Billy Wilder died at age 95 in his home in Beverly Hills due to a cold. We will miss you, buddy ! You made perfect movies !!! Philipp
posted 03-28-2002 01:11 PM PT (US)

Panda Oscar® Nominee	Sorry to hear that.
posted 03-28-2002 01:34 PM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Oscar® Winner	The news left me absolutely heartbroken. Another great departed. R.I.P Billy.... Mr Wilder. Dan
posted 03-28-2002 01:36 PM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	He made one of my all time favourite comedies "Some Like it Hot" as well as other classics. Its always sad when anyone passes on, the only consolation here being that he had a long and prosperous life. Someone mentioned on another post about deaths coming in threes...well heres proof..and they were all linked to comedy one way or another. R.I.P. Mr Wilder Gae
posted 03-28-2002 01:39 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	95 years, I guess that's old "enough" - but it's still a shame. Reminded me of an interview with George Clooney on Austrian TV that was made shortly after our latest elections. Clooney said it's a shame that someone like Haider was now involved with the Austrian government (I agree), and in the very next sentence, he explained how much he admires German director Billy Wilder. Wilder was of course Austrian...
posted 03-28-2002 01:49 PM PT (US)

Kimiakane Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Gae: He made one of my all time favourite comedies "Some Like it Hot" as well as other classics. Its always sad when anyone passes on, the only consolation here being that he had a long and prosperous life. Someone mentioned on another post about deaths coming in threes...well heres proof..and they were all linked to comedy one way or another. R.I.P. Mr Wilder Gae I was noticing the same thing. Truly a sad time for the world of laughter. Galina
posted 03-28-2002 01:51 PM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	Galina, Great minds think alike! GaeNP The Swimmer (Marvin Hamlisch)
posted 03-28-2002 02:31 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Gae: Great minds think alike! And die alike, it seems...
posted 03-28-2002 03:18 PM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	Marian, I dont think Galina and I are quite ready for that yet!! Gae
posted 03-28-2002 04:05 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	I wasn't referring to you of course ( ), but the triple deaths of celebrities.
posted 03-28-2002 05:18 PM PT (US)

Peter Criss Oscar® Winner	Of course, any of you know him, but drummer Randy Castillo died of cancer, March, 26... he played with Ozzy and Motley Crue. I´ll miss him... The Catman
posted 03-28-2002 08:10 PM PT (US)

majestyx Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Peter Criss: Of course, any of you know him, but drummer Randy Castillo died of cancer, March, 26... he played with Ozzy and Motley Crue. I´ll miss him... The Catman Damn, that sucks too! I saw him drumming for Ozzy way back on The Ultimate Sin tour. He went off on about a 10 minute drum solo, with a little 80s cheesiness thrown in by walking around the entire drum set and playing just about every part of the kit. At least I've got my memories...
posted 03-29-2002 07:07 AM PT (US)

Gae Oscar® Winner	Marian, I know! I was just kidding Gae
posted 03-29-2002 08:27 AM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Oscar® Winner	That is really, really sad, I heard this on the news yesterday, I{ve been away for a while. Also very sad the news about Dudley Moore and Milton Berle. Im speechless ... Hector
posted 03-29-2002 03:52 PM PT (US)

cine-sin Oscar® Winner	Its been a sad week....they say it happens in 3's. RIP all of you. Rochelle
posted 03-29-2002 07:59 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	No more Billy Wilder. And although he hadn't made a film for 20 years (or a really great film for about 30 years), he still went to his office everyday and was still heard in the news from time to time. In addition to a couple of recent bios on Wilder there was also an interview with Wilder conducted by Cameron Crowe, who wanted to sit at BW's feet for a while and learn a few tricks of the trade. My friend SK provided me his top-10 Wilder list. He didn't say if they were ranked or not though I know his #1 title was his favorite Wilder film. Some Like It Hot Stalag 17 The Fortune Cookie (though unbalanced--Matthau's scam is just about to succeed when the 'hero' fowls it up) Ace in the Hole The Major and the Minor Double Indemnity 5 Graves to Cairo Sunset Boulevard (good but overrated) One, Two, Three The Apartment (also overrated) He said he was sorry he had no room for The Lost Weekend and Sabrina and gave mention to 4 films Wilder scripted but didn't direct: Midnight, Ninotchka, Ball of Fire, and the German silent Menschen am Sonntag. He also mentioned that Wilder wrote nearly all of his films as opposed to directors which rarely if ever do their own writing. I myself would add also minor kudos to Mauvaise Graine, A Foreign Affair, Kiss Me Stupid, Avanti, and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, although none of these are great films, I didn't hate the time I spent watching them. Wilder also needs to be honored for giving Miklos Rozsa 5 opportunities to write great scores: Double Indemnity, Lost Weekend, 5 Graves to Cairo, Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and Fedora. Also for giving Franz Waxman his first Oscar on Sunset Boulevard as well as for the opportunity to score Stalag 17 and one of Waxman's triumphs The Spirit of St. Louis. Lastly, Wilder's long association with designer-filmmaker Charles Eames is another plus. Eames designed a house (unbuilt), a chaise lounge, and the montage sequence in Spirit of St. Louis for Wilder as well as went along with Wilder and his wife on Wilder's honeymoon! In Wilder's later years, he would still speak of Eames and his designs fondly.
posted 04-01-2002 12:30 AM PT (US)

shrubber Oscar® Winner	Some thought Billy would live forever. Well, nobody's perfect... Gute nacht, Herr Wilder.
posted 04-04-2002 05:44 AM PT (US)

perfpitch Oscar® Winner	As Joe Gillis's line in SUNSET BOULEVARD goes: "Funny how gentle people are with you when you're dead." [Message edited by perfpitch on 04-05-2002]
posted 04-05-2002 05:21 PM PT (US)

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