Arthur Freed
American lyricist and Hollywood film producer (1894-1973) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 78
Arthur Freed was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi. Both films were musicals, and both were directed by Vincente Minnelli.
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Judy Garland Arthur produced The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fred Astaire Arthur produced Easter Parade and The Band Wagon
Ava Gardner Arthur produced The Band Wagon and Show Boat
Gene Kelly Arthur produced An American in Paris (1952)
Mickey Rooney Arthur produced Babes in Arms (1939)
Cyd Charisse Arthur produced Singin' in the Rain (1953)
Lena Horne Arthur produced Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Vincente Minnelli Also in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Esther Williams Arthur produced Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Peter Lawford Arthur produced Easter Parade and Royal Wedding
Keenan Wynn Arthur produced Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Lucille Bremer Arthur produced Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Hazel Brooks Arthur produced The Harvey Girls (1946)
Betty Comden Also in Good News and On the Town
Jules Munshin Arthur produced On the Town and Easter Parade
Virginia O'Brien Arthur produced The Harvey Girls (1946)
Clinton Sundberg Arthur produced Easter Parade (1948)
Eugene Borden Arthur produced An American in Paris (1952)
Adolph Green Also in Good News and On the Town
June Allyson Arthur produced Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Howard Keel Arthur produced Annie Get Your Gun and Show Boat
Red Skelton Arthur produced Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Dick Haymes Arthur produced DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)
Barbara Bedford Arthur produced DuBarry Was a Lady and The Clock
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In addition, he produced the film Singin' in the Rain, the soundtrack for which primarily consisted of songs he co-wrote earlier in his career. In the decades following his death, Freed has become the subject of several sexual assault allegations, most notably from child actress Shirley Temple and actress and dancer Barrie Chase.
