I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn't resist it.

The Minnelli family is thus unique in that father mother and child all won Oscars. He received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). Career
Following his high school graduation Minnelli moved to Chicago where he lived briefly with his maternal grandmother and an aunt.

He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli. Vincente Minnelli (February 28 1903 – July 25 1986) was an American stage director and film director famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St.