Arthur Freed

Personal Info

Know For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-09-09 (79 years old)

Deathday

1973-04-12

Place of Birth

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Arthur Freed

Biography

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 Edwardsmusical 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 An American in Paris (1951), _Gigi(1958)_ andIrving Thalberg Awards. In 1964, he became President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Joining ASCAP in 1924, his chie...

Acting

2005

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

as Self (Archive Footage)

2003

1929

The Broadway Melody

as Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited)

2004

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

2025

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1952

1944

1951

1955

Kismet

as Producer

1934

Hollywood Party

as Original Music Composer

1939

Babes in Arms

as Producer

1948

The Pirate

as Producer

1953

The Band Wagon

as Producer

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as Producer

1945

1941

1940

1934

Hollywood Party

as Lyricist

1958

Gigi

as Producer

1960

1948

Easter Parade

as Producer

1943

Girl Crazy

as Producer

1952

1954

Brigadoon

as Producer

1951

Royal Wedding

as Producer

1950

Pagan Love Song

as Producer

1952

1950

1950

Crisis

as Producer

1949

1943

1960

1951

Show Boat

as Producer

1957

Silk Stockings

as Producer

1949

On the Town

as Producer

1947

Good News

as Producer

1942

Panama Hattie

as Producer

1948

Summer Holiday

as Producer

1946

The Harvey Girls

as Producer

1943

Cabin in the Sky

as Producer

1962

1948

Words and Music

as Producer

1940

1943

1941

Lady Be Good

as Producer

1945

The Clock

as Producer

1942

1944

Meet the People

as Executive Producer

1944

Meet the People

as Producer

2003

Singin' in the Rain

as Original Music Composer

1930

Good News

as Lyricist

1933

Dancing Lady

as Lyricist

2008

Singin' in the Rain

as Original Music Composer

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as Original Music Composer

1930

A Lady's Morals

as Lyricist

1930

1945

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as Lyricist

1929

1934

Sadie McKee

as Songs

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