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Article: Audrey L. Wilder Donates $5 Million to UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM in Honor of Her Late Husband and Film Legend Billy Wilder; The Billy Wilder Theater to Be Centerpiece of Museum's Building Project.
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- July 25, 2003
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LOS ANGELES, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The UCLA Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film and Television Archive are pleased to announce that Audrey L. Wilder has made a generous $5 million gift to name The Billy Wilder Theater in honor of her late husband, the celebrated writer-director. The Billy Wilder Theater is a major element of the Hammer Museum's renovation plan and will be the new home of the UCLA Film and Television Archive's public screenings. The theater will be jointly programmed by the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale said, "We deeply appreciate the Wilder gift and its significant contribution to the ...
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