Arthur Freed (1894 - 1973) آرثر فريد

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An American lyricist and film producer, born to a Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. He wrote poetry as a high school student. After graduating in 1914, he began his career as a vaudeville singer and pianist. He signed with MGM and wrote many lyrics for...Read more films. At MGM, he produced several musicals, mostly starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. His notable credits include Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, and North by Northwest. His accolades include winning two Oscars for Best Picture and an Honorary Oscar in 1968. He married Renée Klein in 1923 till his death and they had 1 child. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA on April 12, 1973, following a heart attack, at age 78.

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  • An American lyricist and film producer, born to a Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. He wrote poetry as a high school student. After graduating in 1914,...Read more he began his career as a vaudeville singer and pianist. He signed with MGM and wrote many lyrics for films. At MGM, he produced several musicals, mostly starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. His notable credits include Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, and North by Northwest. His accolades include winning two Oscars for Best Picture and an Honorary Oscar in 1968. He married Renée Klein in 1923 till his death and they had 1 child. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA on April 12, 1973, following a heart attack, at age 78.

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  • President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1963 to 1967.
  • Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
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  • Nationality:
  • US
  • Birth Name:
  • Arthur Grossman
  • Birth Country:
  • US
  • Birth City:
  • South Carolina
  • Death Country:
  • US
  • Death City:
  • California

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