Vincente minnelli gay

You can opt out anytime. The division over Vincente Minnelli has always been between those who believe him to be an underappreciated artist, and those who believe him to be a glorified window dresser. As a young poof about town in New York, Minnelli wore pancake makeup and eyeliner, and even after he got to MGM and toned down his act, he remained slightly effeminate, not to mention painfully shy and inarticulate. In his youth, Minnelli seems to have led a predominantly gay life, with women usually being older and Minnelli serving as a presentable escort where sex was not necessarily part of the equation.

He is remembered as one of the great filmmakers of the s, but his key biographers believe he was also an early example of a gay or bisexual man working in a less than accepting environment. Vincente Minnelli is widely known for directing spectacular theatrical and cinematic musicals, comedies, and melodramas, as well as fathering Liza Minnelli with the equally talented Judy Garland, who he met onset for Strike Up The Band and fell in love with onset for Meet Me in St. Louis Four times married, with two children, he has a striking and deeply contented second legacy, one debatably as a closeted gay man.

That voice! Those eyes! Those gams! Between Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland , those attributions seamlessly apply to both.

Vincente Minnelli February 28, — July 25, was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas. Producer Arthur Freed, who was not gay, never had as his purpose the creation of a team of gay artists for MGM, nor were all the members of the Arthur Freed unit gay. Freed did want a first-rate team, however, and hired without regard to sexual orientation.