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Last year, vulture.com asked 40 working screenwriters who they thought was the best screenwriter ever and compiled their answers into a list of the top 100. Today, I take a look at the work of the man who came in at #1: Billy Wilder.

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Citations and Further Viewing:

Vulture article:
vulture.com/2017/10/100-greatest-screenwriters-of-all-time-ranked.html

“Nobody’s Perfect: Billy Wilder, A Personal Biography,” by Charlotte Chandler
amazon.ca/Nobodys-Perfect-Wilder-Personal-Biography/dp/1557836329

“Conversations with Wilder,” by Cameron Crowe
amazon.ca/Conversations-Wilder-Cameron-Crowe/dp/0375709673

Billy Wilder On “The Lubistch Touch”
youtube.com/watch?v=7jOVRKzwURY&t=6s

On Story 709: Deconstructing Billy Wilder (a panel discussion from the Austin Film Festival where my David Misch quote is from)
youtube.com/watch?v=4G1r8JyrPQ4&list=WL&t=0s&index=78

Billy Wilder Tapes: “Billy, how did you do it.”
youtube.com/watch?v=EMDahn4aVh0&list=WL&t=2705s&index=73

Music:

“Electric Mantis - Daybreak | Majestic Color”
ow.ly/G7gg30iypqm

“Southside,” by Lee Rosevere, Music For Podcasts 4
freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_09_Southside

“Universe Calling,” by Lee Rosevere, Music For Podcasts
freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_-_07_Universe_Calling