Lester Anthony Minnelli

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Lester Anthony Minnelli, better known as Vincente Minnelli, was an influential American film director famed for his visually lavish and innovative Hollywood musicals and dramas, including classics like "An American in Paris" and "Gigi."

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instanceOf American film director
Broadway director
film director
human
musical film director
theatre director
activeYearsInFilm 1940s–1970s
alsoKnownAs Vincente Minnelli
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
awardReceivedFor Gigi
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease
pneumonia
child Liza Minnelli
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-02-28
dateOfDeath 1986-07-25
directed An American in Paris
Brigadoon
Cabin in the Sky
Father of the Bride
Gigi
Lust for Life
Meet Me in St. Louis
Some Came Running
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Band Wagon
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
genreSpecialization melodrama
musical film
knownFor innovative use of color in film
visually lavish production design
movement classical Hollywood cinema
name Lester Anthony Minnelli self-link
notableWork An American in Paris
Brigadoon
Cabin in the Sky
Father of the Bride
Gigi
Kismet
Lust for Life
Meet Me in St. Louis
Some Came Running
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Band Wagon
Ziegfeld Follies
occupation art director
film director
set designer
stage director
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Denise "Lee" Peltzer
Georgette Magnani
Judy Garland
Mary Jane "Jeanne" Taylor

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Vincente Minnelli birthName Lester Anthony Minnelli
Lester Anthony Minnelli name Lester Anthony Minnelli self-link