Alcoholics Anonymous has long been known for the anonymity of its members. But there are two key figures in AA's history whose names are well known. One is co-founder Bill Wilson, known as "Bill W ...

It was Dr. Bob's unlikely meeting with Bill W. at a gatehouse on the Stan Hywet Hall estate on Mother's Day 1935 that set the groundwork for the formation of AA. And it was this crucial if unsung ...

His name was Bill, and he was an alcoholic. But William Wilson wasn’t just any guy with a thirst for liquor; he was the self-proclaimed floundering father of Alcoholics Anonymous, which, more ...

Bill W., as he was known within AA, was an icon to the group during his lifetime — an unwanted stature that took its toll, as first-time directors Kevin Hanlon and Dan Carracino show through ...

"Bill W.," an admirable, illuminating film about the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, is pretty much like the man himself: solid, sometimes flawed and seriously unflashy. The proceedings do not ...

Bill Wilson is revered by millions of Alcoholics Anonymous members for being the co-founder and driving force behind the addiction-recovery organization, and the documentary Bill W. burnishes that ...

If you’re hoping for a full, deep understanding of the founding and success of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. probably won’t be the film you’d like it to be. A personal, occasionally patchy documentary ...

It's fitting that Bill W., a documentary that recalls the life of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder William G. Wilson, lacks the bells and whistles of modern-day special effects and features. Wilson ...

Various social media platforms, including Reddit and X, have long circulated the claim that Bill Wilson, one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was denied shots of whiskey on his ...

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As explained in the documentary, Bill W.—screening as part of the second annual Reel Recovery Film Festival on Saturday (October 20)—the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous was profoundly averse ...