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Otto Preminger


Birth name: Otto Ludwig Preminger
Birth: 5 December 1905
Died: 23 April 1986
Nationality: Austro-Hungary

Career / Biography

Otto Preminger started his career as a theatre producer but moved to Hollywood in 1935 and continued to direct films through to the 1960's. He fathered a son with Gypsy Rose Lee whilst she was married to someone else.

Director

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Cardinal (1963)
River Of No Return (1954)
Angel Face (1952)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
A Royal Scandal (1945)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Laura (1944)

Producer

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Angel Face (1952)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Fallen Angel (1945)

Oscars

Nomination - Best Director - Cardinal (1963)
Nomination - Best Director - Laura (1944)