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Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed is credited on 6,793 releases across 1,799 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,793

Pressings credited

1,799

Albums

Decades active

289

In collections

Biography

Arthur Freed (née Grossman; September 9, 1894 – April 12, 1973) was an American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture twice, in 1951 for An American in Paris and in 1958 for Gigi. Both films were musicals, and both were directed by Vincente Minnelli. In addition, he produced the film Singin' in the Rain, the soundtrack for which primarily consisted of songs he co-wrote earlier in his career. In the decades following his death, Freed has become the subject of several sexual assault allegations, most notably from child actress Shirley Temple and actress and dancer Barrie Chase.

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