Arthur Freed
Production
Awards
Won 2 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2 won
- 1959 Best Picture Won Gigi
- 1952 Best Picture Won An American in Paris
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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, finally joining MGM under contract. His Academy Award winning films include An American in Paris (1951), _Gigi(1958)_ andIrving Thalberg Awards. In 1964, he became President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Joining ASCAP in 1924, his chief musical collaborator was Nacio Herb Brown, and also included Gus Arnheim, Al Hoffman and Harry Warren. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
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Filmography
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Producing
44 credits
The Oscars
Singin' in the Rain
Gigi
An American in Paris
Meet Me in St. Louis
On the Town
Brigadoon
It's Always Fair Weather
The Clock
The Pirate
The Band Wagon
Show Boat
Easter Parade
Till the Clouds Roll By
Annie Get Your Gun
Silk Stockings
The Harvey Girls
The Barkleys of Broadway
Royal Wedding
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Babes in Arms
Bells Are Ringing
Kismet
Light in the Piazza
Du Barry Was a Lady
Cabin in the Sky
Ziegfeld Follies
Summer Holiday
Words and Music
Strike Up the Band
Babes on Broadway
Yolanda and the Thief
The Subterraneans
Crisis
For Me and My Gal
Good News
Girl Crazy
Best Foot Forward
Panama Hattie
Meet the People
The Belle of New York
Any Number Can Play
Lady Be Good
Little Nellie Kelly
Acting
17 credits
The Oscars
Singin' in the Rain
MGM Parade
The Broadway Melody
That's Entertainment, Part II
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Hollywood Party
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Dancing Lady
Ziegfeld Follies
Judy Garland: By Myself
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Broadway Melody of 1936
Lord Byron of Broadway
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
The Song Writers' Revue
Other credits
4 credits
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