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Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. For a career nearly spanning almost five decades, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films.
Vincente Minnelli, American motion-picture director who infused a new sophistication and vitality into filmed musicals in the 1940s and ’50s. His movies included Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris, The Band Wagon, Gigi, Bells Are Ringing, and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.
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Vincente Minnelli. Director: An American in Paris. Born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago on February 28 1903, his father Vincent was a musical conductor of the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Learn about the life and career of Vincente Minnelli, a renowned director of musicals and melodramas at MGM. Find out his birth name, family, spouses, children, awards, trivia and quotes.
- February 28, 1903
- July 25, 1986
Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. For a career nearly spanning almost five decades, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films.
Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Gigi (1958), The Band Wagon (1953), and An American in Paris (1951).
Vincente Minnelli, (born Feb. 28, 1903, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died July 25, 1986, Los Angeles, Calif.), U.S. film director. He began as a costume and set designer, achieved success as a Broadway director c. 1935, and moved to Hollywood in 1940.
