An American in Paris
1951
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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 (born February 28, 1903, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died July 25, 1986, Los Angeles, California) was an American motion-picture director who infused a new sophistication and vitality into filmed musicals in the 1940s and ’50s.
Minnelli is one of the few directors for whom Technicolor seems to have been invented. Many of his films included in every one of his movies features a dream sequence. Born February 28, 1903. Died July 25, 1986 (83) Add to list. Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 20 nominations total. Photos 25. Known for. An American in Paris. 7.1. Director. 1951. Gigi. 6.6.
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. Wanting to pursue an artistic career, Minelli worked in the costume department of the Chicago Theater, then on Broadway during the depression as a set designer and ...
Vincente Minnelli 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. As of 2024, six of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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). An American in Paris and Gigi both won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Minnelli winning Best Director ...
Contents. Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Movie, TV & Stage Directors. Films of the later 1950s: Lust for Life, Gigi, and Some Came Running. Minnelli’s next film was the psychological drama The Cobweb (1955), which starred Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish, and Oscar Levant.
May 15, 2009 · May 15 2009 12:00 AM EST. Vincente Minnelli rose to fame as the flamboyant, wildly stylistic director of such beloved MGM musicals as An American in Paris , Gigi, and Meet Me in St. Louis ...
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. He combined a daring use of colour with imaginative camera work in films such as Cabin in the Sky ...
Dec 9, 2019 · A beginner’s path through the musicals and melodramas of golden age Hollywood’s master stylist Vincente Minnelli. 9 December 2019. By Christina Newland. The Band Wagon (1953) Why this might not seem so easy. It’s fair to say that Vincente Minnelli was and is a pretty accessible filmmaker.
