Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed was born on Sep 09, 1894 in USA. Arthur Freed's big-screen debut came with The Broadway Melody directed by Harry Beaumont in 1929, strarring Bystander in Rehearsal Room. Arthur Freed is known for The Band Wagon directed by Vincente Minnelli, Fred Astaire stars as Tony Hunter and Cyd Charisse as Gabrielle Gerard. Arthur Freed has got 6 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Arthur Freed achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Arthur Freed plays is The 35th Annual Academy Awards which will be released on Apr 08, 1963.

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 Edwards musical 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 Un Américain à Paris (1951), _Gigi(1958)_ and Irving 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.