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Vincente Minnelli Biography

Birth Name:
Lester Anthony Minnelli
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Director

Fast Facts

  • Was born into a showbiz family; his father and uncle operated the Minnelli Brothers Tent Theater
  • Started as a department store window designer, then a photographer, then costume and set designer for a theater chain
  • In 1933, became the art director at Radio City Music Hall; later directed Broadway musicals
  • Was hired at MGM in 1940 and apprenticed for a year
  • Met Judy Garland on the set of 1940's Strike Up the Band; they married in 1945; their daughter, Liza, was born in 1946
  • Father, mother and daughter all won Academy Awards
  • Published his autobiography, I Remember It Well, in 1974
  • Directed Liza in the 1976 film A Matter of Time

Awards

  • 1960BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film and British Film: nominated
  • 1960Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1959Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1958Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 1958Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
  • 1957Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1952Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1952Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1951Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1951Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1950Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1947Cannes Film Festival-Best Musical Comedy: winner

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