Vincente Minnelli Biography

Vincente Minnelli biography

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NAME: Vincente Minnelli
OCCUPATION: Director
BIRTH DATE: February 28, 1910
DEATH DATE: July 25, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois

PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California

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Vincente Minnelli was a film director who infused a new sophistication and vitality into filmed musicals in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Adept at combining music and plot, Vincente Minnelli is best remembered for such 1940s films as Meet Me in St. Louis and The Pirate, both of which starred Judy Garland. Minnelli married Garland in 1945, and their only child, Liza Minnelli, became a successful actress and singer. Minnelli's most popular films were his lavish musicals, most notably The Band Wagon and the Academy Award-winning Gigi.