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    Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 – April 12, 1973) [1] 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 .

  2. Aug 21, 2024 · Temple wrote in her autobiography that on her first visit to MGM, she met one of the studio’s producers, Arthur Freed. During a private meeting, Freed unzipped his trousers and exposed himself to her, saying, “I have something made just for you.” She responded by giggling nervously, and he threw her out of his office.

  3. Sep 5, 2024 · Arthur Freed (born September 9, 1894, Charleston, S.C., U.S.—died April 12, 1973, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American film producer who reshaped the visual style and narrative structure of the musical comedy genre. Freed attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, before embarking on his musical career.

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  4. Arthur Freed was a musical genius who created the Freed Unit, a team of talented artists who made the spectacular MGM musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. He wrote lyrics for classics like 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'An American in Paris', and produced films that won two Oscars and influenced the genre for decades.

  5. Nov 15, 2017 · Associate producer Arthur Freed stepped in, telling studio head Louis B. Mayer, “The song stays—or I go,” to which Mayer replied: “Let the boys have the damn song. Put it back in the picture. It can’t hurt.” More than 75 years later, the film and the song by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Yip Harburg are cultural touchstones.

  6. Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM: Directed by David M. Thompson. With Cyd Charisse, Arthur Freed, Hugh Fordin, Stanley Donen. Documentary chronicling Arthur Freed and his unit's contribution to some of Hollywood's most memorable musicals.

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  8. Arthur Freed was a producer, songwriter and author who worked on many classic musicals at MGM, such as The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris. He also won Oscars for his songs and became the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1964.

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