Date of Birth:

5 December 1905, Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Wyschnyzja, Ukraine))

Date of Death:

23 April 1986, New York City, New York, USA (lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease)

Birth Name:

Otto Ludwig Preminger

Nickname:

Otto the Ogre

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography:

Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Vienna, Austria to a Jewish family. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater and became a stage director. He directed his first film in 1931, and came to the US in 1936 to direct on the Broadway stage. He alternated between stage and film until the great success of Laura (1944) made him an A-list director in Hollwyood.

For two decades after "Laura was released in 1944, Preminger ranked as one of the top directors in the world. His powers began to wane after Advise & Consent (1962), and by the end of the decade, he was considered washed-up. However, such was the potency of his craftsmanship that he continued to direct major motion pictures into the 1970s, with Rosebud (1975) getting scathing reviews. His last directorial effort was The Human Factor (1979), which won him respectful notices.

Otto Preminger died on April 23, 1986 in New York City from the effects of lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease. He was 80 years old.

Spouse:

Hope Bryce (28 December 1971 - 23 April 1986) (his death) 2 children
Mary Gardner (4 December 1951 - 10 March 1959) (divorced)
Marion Mill (3 August 1932 - 25 August 1949) (divorced)

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