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I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.

Vincente Minnelli

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Vincente Minnelli
Age: 83 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 28
Died: 1986
Died: July 25
Costume Designer
Film Director
Stage Director
Theatrical Director
Chicago
Illinois
Lester Anthony Minnelli
Vincent Minnelli
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Painter
Theater

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