Otto Preminger
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905-12-05
- Died
- 1986-04-23
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Carmen Jones
- The cardinal
- Bunny Lake is missing
- The man with the golden arm
- Laura
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Film & TV
Directing · Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
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…
Known for
- The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger — Himself2022
- Ain't Misbehavin — Self (archive footage)2013
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — Self (archive footage)1991
- The Hobbit — Elvenking (voice)1977
- Die Titelmacher — Self1976
- Rickles1975
- Je später der Abend — Self1973
- Samedi soir — Self1971
- Film '72 — Self1971
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)1968
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 91
- Total plays
- 185
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- On the Origin of Cancer Cells
· 1956 · cited 11,310x
- Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,040x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
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Key facts
- Born
- Otto Ludwig Preminger , ( 1905-12-05 ) 5 December 1905, Wischnitz , Duchy of Bukovina , Austria-Hungary , (present-day Vyzhnytsia, Chernivtsi Oblast , Ukraine)
- Died
- 23 April 1986 (1986-04-23) (aged 80), New York City, New York , U.S.
- Education
- University of Vienna
- Occupations
- Director producer actor
- Years active
- 1924–1979
- Spouses
- Marion Mill (1903–1972) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) Mary Gardner (1920–1997) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) Hope Bryce (1927–2020) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 )
- Children
- 3, including Erik
- Relatives
- Ingo Preminger (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 December 1905
- Died
- 23 April 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Family name
- Preminger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vyzhnytsia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Erik Lee Preminger
- Sibling
- Ingo Preminger
- Occupation
- theatre manager
Article
Otto Ludwig Preminger (/ˈprɛmɪndʒər/ PREM-in-jər; German: [ˈɔtoː ˈpreːmɪŋɐ] ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre, and was one of the most influential directors in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, twice for Best Director and once for Best Picture, among many other accolades.
After achieving theatrical prominence in Vienna, Preminger emigrated to the United States in the mid-1930s, working as a director for 20th Century Fox. He first gained attention for film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945), while in the 1950s and 1960s, he directed high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these later films pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with themes which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as premarital sexuality (The Moon Is Blue, 1953), drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959) and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He also had several acting roles, most famously as a Nazi POW camp commandant in Stalag 17.