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Otto Preminger
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Otto Preminger
Otto Ludwig Preminger
(5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an
Austrian American
theatre and
film director
. He is known for directing over 35
feature films
in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gained attention for
film noir
mysteries such as
Laura
(1944) and
Fallen Angel
(1945), while in the 1950s and '60s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these later films pushed the boundaries of
censorship
by dealing with topics which were then
taboo
in Hollywood, such as
drug addiction
(
The Man with the Golden Arm
, 1955),
rape
(
Anatomy of a Murder
, 1959) and
homosexuality
(
Advise & Consent
, 1962). He was twice nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Director
. He also had a few acting roles.
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