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The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer.
Billy Wilder
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Billy Wilder
Age: 95 †
Born: 1906
Born: June 22
Died: 2002
Died: March 27
Film Director
Film Producer
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Samuel Wilder
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