Billy Wilder is a director.
Billy Wilder . Wilder established his directorial reputation with an adaption of James M. Cain 's Double Indemnity ( 1944 ) , a film noir . William Lee Wilder ( August 22 , 1904 in Sucha , Galicia , Austria-Hungary -- February 14 , 1982 in Los Angeles , California ) was an Austrian-born American screenwriter , film producer and director .