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Vincente Minnelli (1903–1986)

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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 costumer... See full bio »

Born:

Lester Anthony Minnelli
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Black & White Ball ( at Dominick Dunne's house) Vincente Minnelli and Billy Wilder, 1964 Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli Star Is Born, A (1954) 0047522
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1976 A Matter of Time
 
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
 
1965 The Sandpiper
 
1964 Goodbye Charlie
 
1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
 
1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing
 
1960 Home from the Hill
 
1958 Some Came Running
 
1958 The Reluctant Debutante
 
1958 Gigi
 
1957 The Seventh Sin (uncredited)
 
1957 Designing Woman
 
1956 Tea and Sympathy
 
1956 Lust for Life
 
1955 Kismet
 
1955 The Cobweb
 
1954 Brigadoon
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer
 
1953 The Band Wagon
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves (segment "Mademoiselle")
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
 
1952 Lovely to Look at (uncredited)
 
1951 An American in Paris
 
1951 Father's Little Dividend
 
1950 Father of the Bride
 
1949 Madame Bovary
 
1948 The Pirate
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By (Judy Garland numbers - uncredited)
 
1946 Undercurrent
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (segments "This Heart of Mine", "Limehouse Blues", "A Great Lady Has an Interview", "The Babbitt and the Bromide" and "Beauty")
 
1945 The Clock
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
 
1944 The Heavenly Body (uncredited)
 
1943 I Dood It
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky
 
1942 Panama Hattie (uncredited)
 
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1952 Lovely to Look at (director: fashion show sequence - uncredited)
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By (director: Judy Garland's numbers)
 
1944 The Heavenly Body (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
1941 Babes on Broadway (director: solo sequences - uncredited)
 
1937 Artists & Models (staging director: "Public Melody No. 1")
 
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1942 Panama Hattie (stager: musical numbers)
 
1940 Strike Up the Band (idea: animated fruit orchestra - uncredited)
 
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1942 Panama Hattie (uncredited)
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by)
 
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1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) … Himself
 
1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland (1978) … Himself
 
1976 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1975 At Long Last Cole (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 Liza with a Z (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1970 Barbra: Yesterday, Today and Forever! (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 The Big Sur (documentary short)
Himself
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– The Beauty of a Woman (1962) … Himself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Director Winner
 
1956 Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1933 Costuming the Vanities (documentary short)
Himself (costume designer)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Private Screenings (TV series)
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001-2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Kirk Douglas and Vincente Minnelli (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1994 Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930). Stage Play: Earl Carroll's Vanities. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Jay Gorney and Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Ted Keohler. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino. Dialogue (sketches) by Eddie Welch and Eugene Conrad. Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli [earliest Broadway credit]... See more »

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3 Biographical Movies  | 6 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Owns the record at the Radio Cit Music Hall. 17 of his films played for a record 85 weeks. Although director John Cromwell had 18 films booked into the prestigious house, his films only played a total of 36 weeks. See more »

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