Template:Did you know nominations/Billy Wilder filmography
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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 22:32, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
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Billy Wilder filmography
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that American filmmaker Billy Wilder's films ranged from romantic comedies to film noir?Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kohinata Hakurō
- Comment: There are probably more interesting hooks and I welcome suggestions.
5x expanded by Cowlibob (talk). Self-nominated at 14:32, 28 November 2019 (UTC).
- ALT1: ... that Billy Wilder, an award-winning film director and screenwriter, arrived in Hollywood in 1934 unable to speak English? Yoninah (talk) 23:03, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Thanks for the suggestion. I was thinking about something along those lines. He knew a few phrases but that's of course very different from being able to speak a language. The Los Angeles Times ref specifies "arrived in this country from Europe in 1934 with minimal knowledge of English" and the book ref is "He chose a British ship so he could work on his English, having learned little more than a few foul phrases..." if a reviewer needs verification. Cowlibob (talk) 22:23, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- ALT1a ... that award-winning film director and screenwriter Billy Wilder had a minimal knowledge of English when he arrived in Hollywood in 1934?
This article is a five-fold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and I have added ALT1a as following the source more precisely, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:14, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
