Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed
Freed receiving the Screen Producers Guild's Milestone Award, 1964
Freed receiving the Screen Producers Guild's Milestone Award, 1964
Background information
Birth nameArthur Grossman
Born(1894-09-09)September 9, 1894
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
DiedApril 12, 1973(1973-04-12) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)Lyricist, film producer

Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 – April 12, 1973)[1] was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi. Both films were musicals, and both were directed by Vincente Minnelli. In addition, he produced the film Singin' in the Rain, the soundtrack for which primarily consisted of songs he co-wrote earlier in his career.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 915/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.