Known for:	Gigi, An American in Paris, Meet Me in St. Louis
Birth name:	Lester Anthony Minnelli
Birthday:	28 February 1903, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height:	5' 9" (1.75 m)

Named his daughter Liza Minnelli after the Gershwin song "Liza." He had directed the number for Ziegfeld Follies, but it was cut from the final version of the film. Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Triumphant Faith Terraces area. Father-in-law of Jack Haley Jr. Daughter Christiana Nina Minnelli born 1955. Inventor of the "Crab Dolly", a camera dolly on wheels that can move the camera in any direction. Insisted on using a shade of yellow in the design of his sets that had to be specially mixed. MGM painters began calling it "Minnelli Yellow." When he was signed to MGM, he was allowed to apprentice for a year on the lot. By the time he started directing, he knew every department at the studio. Was voted the 20th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 778-787. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. He had a daughter, Christiana Nina Minnelli, with wife Georgette. His widow was his companion for a long time before their 1980 marriage. Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Spencer Tracy, Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine and Martha Hyer. Grahame and Quinn won Oscar for their performances in one of Minelli's movies. Is portrayed by Hugh Laurie in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967 The godparents of his daughter Liza Minnelli were Ira Gershwin and Kay Thompson

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