Vincente Minnelli
American stage and film director (1903-1986) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 83
Vincente Minnelli was an American stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films. As of 2026, six of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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1986Died25 July 19861976
A Matter of TimeFilm, Director1973
The Men Who Made the MoviesSeries1971Film '72Series1965
The SandpiperFilm, Director1963
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherFilm, Director1960
Bells Are RingingFilm, Director1959Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorAward1957
Designing WomanFilm, Director1956
Lust for LifeFilm, Director1954
BrigadoonFilm, Director1952
The Bad and the BeautifulFilm, Director1950
Father of the BrideFilm, Director1948
The PirateFilm, Director1945
The ClockFilm, Director1943
Cabin in the SkyFilm, Director1903Born28 February 1903
A Matter of TimeFilm, Director1973The Men Who Made the MoviesSeries1971Film '72Series1965The SandpiperFilm, Director1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherFilm, Director1960Bells Are RingingFilm, Director1959Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorAward1957Designing WomanFilm, Director1956Lust for LifeFilm, Director1954BrigadoonFilm, Director1952The Bad and the BeautifulFilm, Director1950Father of the BrideFilm, Director1948The PirateFilm, Director1945The ClockFilm, Director1943Cabin in the SkyFilm, Director1903Born28 February 1903People around Vincente
Kirk Douglas Vincente directed Lust for Life (1956)
Gene Kelly Vincente directed An American in Paris (1952)
Cyd Charisse Vincente directed The Band Wagon (1953)
John Houseman Produced The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Arthur Freed Produced Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Bess Flowers Vincente directed The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
Franklyn Farnum Vincente directed The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
Stuart Holmes Vincente directed The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
Pandro S. Berman Produced Undercurrent and Madame Bovary
Charles Boyer Vincente directed Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
Lucille Bremer Vincente directed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Madge Blake Vincente directed An American in Paris (1952)
Robert Emmett O'Connor Vincente directed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
William Bailey Vincente directed Father of the Bride (1950)
Elizabeth Taylor Vincente directed Father of the Bride (1950)
Fred Astaire Vincente directed The Band Wagon (1953)
Leslie Caron Vincente directed An American in Paris and Gigi
Oscar Levant Vincente directed An American in Paris (1952)
Leon Ames Vincente directed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Len Lesser Vincente directed Lust for Life (1957)
Moroni Olsen Vincente directed Father of the Bride (1950)
Richard Alexander Vincente directed Father of the Bride (1950)
Peter Leeds Vincente directed Tea and Sympathy and Brigadoon
Marietta Canty Vincente directed The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
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The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
Lust for Life 1956
The Band Wagon 1953
The Clock 1945
Tea and Sympathy 1956
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
56 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
Photos 11
The Marshall Field department store in Chicago (now rebranded as Macy's), where Minnelli decorated display windows
The Chicago Theatre, where Minnelli first designed costumes and sets for the stage
The interior stage of Radio City Music Hall, where Minnelli was chief costume designer and art director
From left to right: Red Skelton, Patricia Dane, Eleanor Powell, and Thurston Hall in I Dood It (1943)
Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Lucille Bremer and Fred Astaire in Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Minnelli directed Garland's scenes in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946).
Minnelli directed Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor in Father of the Bride (1950).Awards
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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1986 · aged 83
