Television
Anyone who doesn’t think it was a thrill being an old-time Hollywood studio hand should make time for “Directed by William Wyler,” the latest installment in PBS’ “American Masters” series airing tonight at 8 on Channel 50 and at 9 on Channels 28 and 15.
July 13, 1987
Movies
Movies* He felt the director’s work shouldn’t call attention to itself. A retrospective studies that ethic.
July 17, 2002
Film directors spanning 50 years of Hollywood history honored their late colleague, William Wyler, here Wednesday night as “one of the handful of great American directors.”
June 6, 1986
“A Talent for Trouble,” Jan Herman’s biography of William Wyler, is subtitled “The Life of Hollywood’s Most Acclaimed Director.”
Dec. 29, 1996
A retrospective puts the spotlight back on the works of director William Wyler, master of drama and comedy alike.
May 5, 1996
For years the assumption was that William Wyler directed the famous “Ben Hur” chariot race, and now we have an attempt to set the record straight by giving Yakima Canutt the credit (in Steven Bach’s review of Jan Herman’s “A Talent for Trouble: The Life of Hollywood’s Most Acclaimed Director, William Wyler,” Jan. 7).
Feb. 25, 1996
An unexpected gem that is as gorgeous and moving as it is surprising, “The Cold Blue” debuts on HBO on June 6, the 75th anniversary of D-day, which is just as it should be.
June 6, 2019
Fans of classic war stories and aerial action are in for a unique and stirring mix of audio and visuals in Erik Nelson’s “The Cold Blue.”
May 30, 2019
‘A Talent for Trouble,” Jan Herman’s biography of William Wyler, is subtitled “The Life of Hollywood’s Most Acclaimed Director . . . .”
Jan. 7, 1996
Margaret Tallichet, who cut short her film career in 1938 to wed director William Wyler, died Friday of cancer in Indio.
May 6, 1991