Vincente Minnelli - was a Hollywood director and stage director.
His skilled integration of story, music, lighting, and design elements in a film made him the most critically respected crafter of American film musicals. He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli.
Though widely known for directing musicals, including An American in Paris (1951), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), and Gigi (1958) he also helmed comedies and melodramas, including Madame Bovary (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Designing Woman (1957) and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). His last film was A Matter of Time (1976).
He received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). He was awarded France's highest civilian honor, the Commander Nationale of the Legion of Honor, only weeks before his death in 1986.
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