Wilder's restless energy drove him to success, an energy reflected in his endless pacing and in his habit of waving a walking stick "wildly and unpredictably" while doing so.
Yet when he had arrived in Berlin he had known no one, and when he came to the United States his only English was the lyrics of popular songs. Just as he'd already established himself in Berlin's film industry as a screenwriter, he quickly built a great career in Hollywood as a wit with a flair for words. Tall, red-headed and driven to succeed, this son of a Jewish cafe owner fled Germany when Hitler came to power. The Life and Times of Billy Wilder By Ed Sikov Hyperion 675 pages $35īilly Wilder enters pacing.
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