Otto Preminger

Also known as Otto L. Preminger, Otto Ludwig Preminger

American director, producer and actor (1905–1986)

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Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austrian and American film director, actor, film producer, and character actor. Born in Vyzhnytsia in 1905, he began his professional work period in 1924. Preminger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Picture. His notable works include *Carmen Jones*, *The cardinal*, *Bunny Lake is missing*, *The man with the golden arm*, and *Laura*.

He was a member of the Preminger family, with a sibling named Ingo Preminger and a child named Erik Lee Preminger. Preminger spoke German and English. He died of Alzheimer's disease in New York City on April 23, 1986. His remains are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 17

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Carmen Jones
The cardinal
Bunny Lake is missing
The man with the golden arm
Laura

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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…

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1986-06-02

jazz

Discography

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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 15,971x
On the Origin of Cancer Cells
· 1956 · cited 11,441x
Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,179x
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 10,997x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,235x

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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
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Children: 3, including Erik
Relatives: Ingo Preminger (brother)

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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: director
Educated at: University of Vienna
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Image: Otto Preminger Allan Warren.jpg

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place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Commons category: Otto Preminger
date of birth: 1905-12-05
date of death: 1986-04-23
medical condition: Alzheimer's disease
cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture
start of work period: 1924-00-00
name in native language: Otto Ludwig Preminger
related category: Category:Films directed by Otto Preminger
P8168: Peggy Lee
writing language: English language
birth name: Otto Ludwig Preminger
end of work period: 1986-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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