- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 28, 1903
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- July 25, 1986
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Gigi (1958), The Band Wagon (1953), and An American in Paris (1951). An American in Paris and Gigi both won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Minnelli winning Best Director for Gigi. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas. He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli. With his background in theater, Minnelli was known as an auteur who always brought his stage experience to his films. The first film that he directed, Cabin in the Sky (1943), was visibly influenced by the theater. Shortly after that, he directed I Dood It with Red Skelton and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), du…
Filmography
movieLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieVincente Minnelli: The Movies That Stay With You
2024 · Self (archival footage)
movieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 · Self (archive footage)
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2008 · Self (archival footage)
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieMeet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieLiza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
1992 · Self (archive footage)
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Matter of Time
1976 · Director
A Tradition of Romance
1976 · Himself
movieElizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975 · Self
tvThe Men Who Made the Movies
1973 · Self
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
movieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Director
movieThe Sandpiper
1965 · Director
movieThe Big Sur
1965 · Self
movieGoodbye Charlie
1964 · Director
movieThe Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Director
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962 · Director
movieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962 · Director
movieBells Are Ringing
1960 · Director
movieHome from the Hill
1960 · Director
movieSome Came Running
1958 · Director
movieThe Reluctant Debutante
1958 · Director
movieGigi
1958 · Director
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957 · Self
movieThe Seventh Sin
1957 · Co-Director
movieDesigning Woman
1957 · Director
movieTea and Sympathy
1956 · Director
movieLust for Life
1956 · Director
movieKismet
1955 · Director
movieThe Cobweb
1955 · Director
movieBrigadoon
1954 · Director
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Director
movieThe Band Wagon
1953 · Director
movieThe Story of Three Loves
1953 · Director
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Director
movieAn American in Paris
1951 · Director
movieFather's Little Dividend
1951 · Director
movieFather of the Bride
1950 · Director
movieMadame Bovary
1949 · Director
movieThe Pirate
1948 · Director
movieTill the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Co-Director
movieUndercurrent
1946 · Director
movieYolanda and the Thief
1945 · Director
movieZiegfeld Follies
1945 · Director
movieThe Clock
1945 · Director
movieMeet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Director
movieI Dood It
1943 · Director
movieCabin in the Sky
1943 · Director
moviePanama Hattie
1942 · Story, Choreographer
movieArtists & Models
1937 · Stage Director