W.lee Wilder Biography
William Lee Wilder was an Austrian-American screenwriter, producer and director, born on August 22, 1904 in Sucha Beskidzka and died on February 14, 1982 in Los Angeles. Brother of the famous director Billy Wilder, William Wilder began his career working as a bag manufacturer for his company Wm. Wilder Co., Inc. Original Handbags, based in New York. Subsequently, in 1945 he moved to Hollywood to produce films.
He founded his own film production company and produced his first film, “The Great Flamarion,” in 1945, then directed his first film the following year with “The Glass Alibi.” In the 1950s, Wilder created Planet Filmplays, a film production company specializing in low-budget science fiction films, creating screenplays written by his son Myles. During the 1950s, Wilder directed, wrote and produced 16 musical shorts featuring traditional and folk songs.
William Lee Wilder directed over twenty films, including "The Exploiter", "Three Steps North", "War of the Planets" and "Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons", demonstrating great versatility in different genres. In 1967 , directed “Caxambu!” and in 1968 “The Omegans.” Wilder died in 1982 in Los Angeles at the age of 77.
