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In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.
Vincente Minnelli
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Vincente Minnelli
Age: 83 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 28
Died: 1986
Died: July 25
Costume Designer
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Lester Anthony Minnelli
Vincent Minnelli
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