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Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 – April 12, 1973) [1] was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi.
Mar 6, 2023 · During her first visit to MGM, the producer Arthur Freed unzipped his fly in front of Temple. When she was 17, producer David O. Selznick also literally chased her around an office, " expecting his 'due' as her boss ," per Newsner.
- Marina Manoukian
Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman on September 9, 1894 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was raised in Seattle, Washington and after graduation from high school he worked as a pianist and song plugger for a Chicago music publisher.
Arthur Grossmann dit Arthur Freed est un producteur et parolier américain, né le 9 septembre 1894 à Charleston ( Caroline du Sud ), mort le 12 avril 1973 1 à Los Angeles ( Californie ). Les films qu'il a produit totalisent 21 Oscars, et ont rapporté plus de 280 millions de dollars de bénéfice.
Arthur Freed was the movie producer head of the Freed Unit at MGM, which was responsible for creating some of the studio's classic musicals such as 'Easter Parade', 'An American In Paris' and 'Singin' in the Rain'.
"Singin' in the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown. Doris Eaton Travis introduced the song on Broadway in The Hollywood Music Box Revue in 1929. It was then widely popularized by Cliff Edwards and the Brox Sisters in The Hollywood Revue of 1929. [2]
Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 – April 12, 1973) was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi. Both films were musicals, and both were directed by Vincente Minnelli.
