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Vincente Minnelli

BornLester Anthony Minnelli
February 28, 1903
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJuly 25, 1986 (aged 83)
Beverly Hills, California
Spouse(s)Judy Garland (1945-1951)
Georgette Magnani (1954-1957)
Denise Minnelli (1962-1971)
Lee Anderson (1980-1986)

Vincente Minnelli (February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award-winning Hollywood director and accomplished stage director, often considered by critics to be the father of the modern musical. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative With then-wife Judy Garland he was the father of Liza Minnelli. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer

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Biography

Born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] Minnelli was the youngest surviving child of Mina Mary LaLouette Le Beau and Vincent Charles Minnelli. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His father was musical conductor of Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater. Minnelli's Chicago-born mother was of French Canadian descent and his paternal grandfather was from Sicily, in Italy. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

With his background in theatre, Minnelli was known as an auteur who always brought his stage experience to his films. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The first movie that he directed, Cabin in the Sky (1943), was visibly influenced by the theater. Cabin in the Sky is an American Broadway musical which opened in 1940 Shortly after that, he directed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), during which he befriended the film's star, Judy Garland, although it is probable the two had met casually earlier. Meet Me in St Louis is a 1944 romantic Musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer The two began a courtship that eventually led to their marriage in June 1945. Their one child together, Liza Minnelli, grew up to become an Academy Award-winning singer and actress. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

Though widely known for directing musicals, including An American in Paris (1951), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), and Gigi (1958) he also helmed comedies and melodramas, including Madame Bovary (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Designing Woman (1957) and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative An American in Paris is a MGM Musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Brigadoon (1954 is an MGM musical Feature film based on the Broadway musical of the same name by Alan Jay Kismet is an American Musical film in Cinemascope and Eastman Color released by MGM in 1955. Not to be confused with Gigli. Gigi is a 1958 motion picture musical set in Paris France. Madame Bovary is a 1949 Film adaptation of the classic novel by Gustave Flaubert. Designing Woman is a 1957 Academy Award winning romantic Comedy about Fashion. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American Television Comedy-drama based on the popular 1963 movie of the same name His last film was A Matter of Time (1976). A Matter of Time is a 1976 American / Italian Fantasy film with Music directed by Vincente Minnelli. He received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). An American in Paris is a MGM Musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Not to be confused with Gigli. Gigi is a 1958 motion picture musical set in Paris France. He was awarded France's highest civilian honor, the Commander Nationale of the Legion of Honor, only weeks before his death in 1986.

Minnelli's critical reputation has known a certain amount of fluctuation, being admired (or dismissed) in America as a "pure stylist" who, in Andrew Sarris' words, "believes more in beauty than in art". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Andrew Sarris, born on October 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, is a U His work reached a height of critical attention during the late 1950s and early 1960s in France with extensive studies in the Cahiers du Cinéma magazine, especially in the articles by Jean Douchet and Jean Domarchi, who saw in him a cinematic visionary obsessed with beauty and harmony, and an artist who could give substance to the world of dreams. The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Cahiers du cinéma ( Notebooks on Cinema;) is an influential French Film Magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, The MGM compilation film That's Entertainment! showed clips from many of his films. That's Entertainment! is a 1974 Compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate its 50th anniversary

Minnelli died at the age of 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Burbank, California. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. He is survived by his British-born wife Lee Anderson Minnelli (born c. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands 1907).

Family

His marriages ran as follows:

Trivia

Selected theatre credits

Filmography

Awards
Preceded by
David Lean
for The Bridge on the River Kwai		Academy Award for Best Director
1958
for Gigi		Succeeded by
William Wyler
for Ben-Hur

Notes

  1. ^ Sacramental records, Notre Dame-de-Chicago

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