Los Angeles | Friday
AUSTRIAN-born film director Billy Wilder has died of pneumonia at the age of 95 in his Beverly Hills home, industry daily Variety reported on Thursday.
Wilder was admitted to a local hospital with breathing difficulties in December and died late on Wednesday.
Wilder was born in Austria and worked as a journalist in Berlin before emigrating to Hollywood in 1933 after the rise of Adolph Hitler. – Sapa-AFP
Obituaries
A finale on Sunset Boulevard: Hollywood maestro Wilder dies at 95 (Guardian Unlimited)
‘If you have something important to say, wrap it in chocolate (CNN.com/)