Vincente minnelli biography of william

Vincente Minnelli b. Though he gave great enjoyment to audiences and won industry acclaim for his work two of his films, An American in Paris [] and Gigi [], won Best Picture Oscarsfor many years Minnelli was viewed suspiciously by film critics, as if he gave too much pleasure to be of any real significance.

Chicago-born Minnelli grew up in a theatrical family and got his start as a window-dresser for Marshall Field and a stage director of revues and Broadway musicals.

Vincente minnelli biography of william

He was brought out to MGM in but hung back for a bit and waited and learned before directing his first film, the all-African American musical Cabin in the Sky Minnelli made his name and reputation by directing and helping to bring out a mature Judy Garland in Meet Me in St.

After this period, during which he married and finally had to divorce the unstable Garland, Minnelli embarked on a string of successful musicals like An American in Pariswith its daring sixteen-minute ballet finale; hit comedies like Father of the Bride ; and flamboyant melodramas like The Bad and the Beautiful