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Died. April 12, 1973 (1973-04-12) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, United States. Occupation (s) Lyricist, film producer. 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.
Sep 30, 2024 · Producer Arthur Freed lived there for years. He made classics including “Brigadoon,” “Showboat,” “An American in Paris,” “Gigi” and “Singin’ in the Rain.”
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Jul 3, 2015 · The allure of the great musicals of MGM’s golden era remains ever-potent, and the creators of these classics — directors Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen, and Gene Kelly, and producer Arthur Freed — are always celebrated. But Walters remains an elusive, largely forgotten figure. Born in Pasadena in 1911, he was first a successful Broadway ...
Fresh from her role in The Asphalt Jungle, Hagen read for the part for producer Arthur Freed. She did a dead-on impression of Billie Dawn, Judy Holliday's character from Born Yesterday which won her the role. [5] Millard Mitchell as R. F. Simpson. The initials of the fictional head of Monumental Pictures are a reference to producer Arthur Freed. R.
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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Producer, songwriter and author, brother to Ralph Freed, Walter and Ruth Freed. He was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy, and became associated with Gus Edwardsmusical acts. He performed in vaudeville with Louis Silvers, with whom he wrote revues for New York restaurants. During World War I, he staged military shows, then managed a theatre, eventually producing his own musical shows ...
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Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman on September 9, 1894 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was raised in Seattle, Washington and after graduation from high school he worked as a pianist and song plugger for a Chicago music publisher. During that time, he met Minnie Marx, the mother of the Marx Brothers, which led to his joining up with them ...
