FILM DIRECTOR

Vincente Minnelli

1903 - 1986

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Vincente Minnelli ( ; born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) 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 2025, six of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Minnelli made his stage debut as an actor in a production of East Lynne, staged by the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater (co-founded by his father and paternal uncle). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincente Minnelli is the 194th most popular film director (up from 202nd in 2019), the 1,550th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,373rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Film Director.

Vincente Minnelli is most famous for directing the film "An American in Paris" (1951) and the musicals "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) and "Gigi" (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vincente Minnelli ranks 194 out of 2,041. Before him are Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, Dino Risi, and Joel Schumacher. After him are Margarethe von Trotta, Guillermo del Toro, Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, Lev Kuleshov, and Blake Edwards.

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Among people born in 1903, Vincente Minnelli ranks 63. Before him are Ernest Walton, Alonzo Church, Yisrael Kristal, Raymond Radiguet, Empress Kōjun, and Uichiro Hatta. After him are Kim Chaek, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, John Vincent Atanasoff, Vladimir Bartol, Irving Stone, and Maria Reiche. Among people deceased in 1986, Vincente Minnelli ranks 43. Before him are L. Ron Hubbard, Nikolay Semyonov, James Cagney, Ray Milland, Megumu Tamura, and Lê Duẩn. After him are Juan Rulfo, Raimundo Orsi, Ye Jianying, Serge Lifar, Dean Reed, and Donna Reed.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vincente Minnelli ranks 1,550 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), Shia LaBeouf (1986), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Joel Schumacher (1939), Anjelica Huston (1951), and Dr. Dre (1965). After him are Mark Margolis (1939), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Sonny Liston (1932), Janet Yellen (1946), Norman Rockwell (1894), and John Zorn (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Vincente Minnelli ranks 57. Before him are Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Ed Wood (1924), Sean Baker (1971), Arthur Penn (1922), and Joel Schumacher (1939). After him are William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), Barry Levinson (1942), Garry Marshall (1934), Chris Columbus (1958), and Robert Aldrich (1918).

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