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The Writers

Biography: Billy Wilder

Called 'Billie' by his mother, a fan of William Cody, Wilder became a reporter for the yellow press when his father moved his family from rural Galicia to Vienna just before World War I.

Dec 2nd, 2008 | Comments

Biography: Curt Siodmak

The younger brother of director Robert Siodmak, Curt Siodmak earned a PhD in mathematics before turning to writing novels.

Dec 2nd, 2008 | Comments
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