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Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli is the stage name for Lester Anthony Minnelli (February 28, 1903 - July 25, 1986) who was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although an accomplished film director of the 1940s and 1950s, he is best known as the father of Liza Minnelli from his six-year marriage to Judy Garland.

He was the only surviving child of Vincent Minnelli, the conductor of the Minelli Brothers' Tent Theatre.

Minnelli is credited with inventing the crab dolly for movie cameras.

On his passing, he was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.


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Vincente Minnelli Facts

Birth NameLester Anthony Minnelli
OccupationDirector
BirthdayFebruary 28, 1903
SignPisces
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
Date of deathJuly 25, 1986 (age 83)
Awards1959 Golden Globe Awards: Best Director - Motion Picture (for Gigi)

Selected Filmography

Meet Me In St. Louis
Essential Classics
The Long, Long Trailer
Gene Kelly Collection
Gigi
Brigadoon
An American in Paris
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Film Collection
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