Vincente Minnelli

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28. Februar 1903 — 25. Juli 1986 (83 Jahre)
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 for Gigi. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas. He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli. With his background in theater, Minnelli was known as an auteur who always brought his stage experience to his films. The first film that he directed, Cabin in the Sky (1943), was visibly influenced by the theater. Shortly after that, he directed I Dood It with Red Skelton and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), during which he fell in love with the film's star, Judy Garland. They had first met on the set of Strike Up the Band (1940), a Busby Berkeley film for which Minnelli was asked to design a musical sequence performed by Garland and Mickey Rooney. They 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. The Minnelli family is thus unique in that father, mother and child all won Oscars. Widely known for directing musicals, including An American in Paris (1951), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), and Gigi (1958), he also directed comedies and melodramas, including Madame Bovary (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Designing Woman (1957), and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). His last film was A Matter of Time (1976). During the course of his career he directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Spencer Tracy, Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine and Martha Hyer. Grahame and Quinn won. Minnelli received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). According to Peter Bart in his book The Gross, Minnelli's films having 11 first-place finishes on Variety's opening release box office rankings. On February 8, 1960, Minnelli received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard. He died in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • Ein Geschenk des Himmels
    Ein Geschenk des Himmels1951
  • Bis die Wolken vorüberzieh'n
    Bis die Wolken vorüberzieh'n1946

Bekannt aus

  • Ein Amerikaner in Paris
    Ein Amerikaner in Paris1951
  • Gigi
    Gigi1958
  • Heimweh nach St. Louis
    Heimweh nach St. Louis1944
  • Stadt der Illusionen
    Stadt der Illusionen1952
  • Vorhang auf!
    Vorhang auf!1953
  • Vater der Braut
    Vater der Braut1950
  • Broadway Melodie 1950
    Broadway Melodie 19501945
  • Villa mit 100 PS
    Villa mit 100 PS1954
  • Warum hab’ ich ja gesagt?
    Warum hab’ ich ja gesagt?1957
  • Der Pirat
    Der Pirat1948
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Das Erbe des Blutes
    Das Erbe des Blutes1960
  • Ein Geschenk des Himmels
    Ein Geschenk des Himmels1951
  • Einst kommt der Tag
    Einst kommt der Tag1970
  • Urlaub für die Liebe
    Urlaub für die Liebe1945
  • Anruf genügt - Komme ins Haus
    Anruf genügt - Komme ins Haus1960
  • Der unbekannte Geliebte
    Der unbekannte Geliebte1946
  • Ein Häuschen im Himmel
    Ein Häuschen im Himmel1943
  • Anders als die anderen
    Anders als die anderen1956
  • Vater ist nicht verheiratet
    Vater ist nicht verheiratet1963

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