Otto Preminger

Also known as Otto L. Preminger, Otto Ludwig Preminger

American director, producer and actor (1905–1986)

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

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Listeners: 91
Total plays: 185

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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 15,384x
On the Origin of Cancer Cells
· 1956 · cited 11,330x
Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,070x
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 10,811x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,764x

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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"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) Mary Gardner (1920–1997) ( married"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) Hope Bryce (1927–2020) ( married"}]]}'>m. 1971 )
Children: 3, including Erik
Relatives: Ingo Preminger (brother)

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Commons category: Otto Preminger
date of birth: 1905-12-05
date of death: 1986-04-23
start of work period: 1924-00-00
name in native language: Otto Ludwig Preminger
P8168: Peggy Lee
birth name: Otto Ludwig Preminger
end of work period: 1986-00-00

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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.