Graham Greene
Screenwriter · 1979
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Biography
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director.
After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Filmography
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Interesting facts
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In October 1935, three years before the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany, Preminger emigrated to the United States.
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His father, a successful lawyer, was for a time the attorney general of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Otto Preminger, together with his brother Ingwald (who would also become a well-known film producer), studied law and received his doctorate in 1926. During this time he became interested in the theatre and became an actor and assistant director to Max Reinhardt at the Theater in der Josefstadt.
Family & relationships
Mary Gardner
wife · divorced
Hope Bruce
wife · Children: 2
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