1902–1981
William Wyler
Swiss-German-American director and producer
79years old at death
28,881days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
William Wyler was born on 1 July 1902 and died on 27 July 1981, aged 79 years and 26 days. That is 28,881 days in all.
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