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    Otto Preminger

    American director, producer and actor

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  1. Otto Preminger. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. December 5, 1905 · Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary [now Vyzhnytsia, Chernivetska oblast, Ukraine] Died. April 23, 1986 · New York City, New York, USA (lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease) Birth name. Otto Ludwig Preminger. Nickname. Otto the Ogre. Height. 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m) Mini Bio.

  2. May 23, 2018 · The bombastic Austrian-born film director and producer Otto Preminger (1906-1986) had a long Hollywood career making movies that defied conventions of the time. Nicknamed "Otto the Terrible" for his legendary tantrums on Hollywood sets, Otto Preminger cajoled countless stars in dozens of films from the 1930s through the 1970s.

  3. Apr 24, 1986 · Otto Preminger, the producer and director known for such films as ''Laura'' and ''Exodus,'' died of cancer yesterday at his Manhattan home. He was 80 years old. Mr. Preminger's tempestuous...

  4. Nov 5, 2013 · Nov 5, 2013. Share. O tto Preminger, so beloved of Cahiers du cinéma in the late 1950s, has slipped out of the pantheon of American directors in recent decades. The final phase of his career, although prolific, yielded barely a film still discussed by film buffs today.

  5. Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945).

  6. May 21, 2002 · Otto Preminger was born in 1905 (not 1906, as usually reported), the son of a prosecutor for the Austrian Empire. Otto studied law but wanted to become an actor, and at 17 joined the company of Max Reinhardt.

  7. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( PREM-in-jər, German: [ˈɔtoː ˈpreːmɪŋɐ] ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American theatre and film director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre.

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