Arthur Freed

Writer and producer. Born 9 September 1894 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Died 12 April 1973.

Titles on Fi1m4 writing · 5 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

Oscars2 won · 1 nominated

Born

9 September 1894, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Died

12 April 1973

Active

1929–1958

Frequently works with

Vincente Minnelli, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Gene Kelly, Alan Jay Lerner, Judy Garland, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $12m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1929–1958

Genres

Comedy3
Music3
Romance2
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestSingin' in the Rain1952

60WorstThe Broadway Melody1929

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21920s

111930s

261940s

161950s

31960s

11970s

22000s

Directors most worked with

Vincente Minnelli4 titles

Gene Kelly3 titles

Stanley Donen2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Judy Garland2 titles

Leslie Caron2 titles

Oscar Levant2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won1959Best Picture · Gigi
Won1952Best Picture · An American in Paris
Nominated1941Best Original Song · Our Love Affair

Other awards1 won

Won1968Academy Honorary Award: Academy Honorary Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.