---
name: "Arthur Freed"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-freed"
fi1m_id: "arthur-freed"
imdb_id: "nm0006085"
tmdb_id: 9055
wikidata_id: "Q709413"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "9 September 1894"
died: "12 April 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T05:19:45.340864+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Arthur Freed

## Identity

Arthur Freed

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arthur-freed
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** arthur-freed
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006085
- **TMDB ID:** 9055
- **Wikidata ID:** Q709413
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Freed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006085/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9055

Writer and producer. Born 9 September 1894 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Died 12 April 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 9 September 1894, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 1973
- **Active:** 1929–1958
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 4 writing, 5 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Vincente Minnelli](https://film.one/person/vincente-minnelli.md), [Adolph Green](https://film.one/person/adolph-green.md), [Betty Comden](https://film.one/person/betty-comden.md), [Gene Kelly](https://film.one/person/gene-kelly.md), [Alan Jay Lerner](https://film.one/person/alan-jay-lerner.md), [Judy Garland](https://film.one/person/judy-garland.md), [Leslie Caron](https://film.one/person/leslie-caron.md), [Oscar Levant](https://film.one/person/oscar-levant.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 61 (2), 1930s 69 (2), 1940s 86 (2), 1950s 84 (3)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Music 3, Romance 2, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $12m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Freed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006085/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9055

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Singin' in the Rain*](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md) (93), [*The Band Wagon*](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*Meet Me in St. Louis*](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md) (87), [*On the Town*](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Arthur Freed (1894–1973) was an American lyricist and film producer. He began his career as a songwriter and pianist before joining MGM as a lyricist in 1928, where he collaborated with Nacio Herb Brown on standards including the title song for *Singin' in the Rain*.

Freed became a leading producer of MGM musicals from the late 1930s onward. His credits include *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), *An American in Paris* (1951), *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), *The Band Wagon* (1953) and *Gigi* (1958). He received two Academy Awards for Best Picture and an Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Freed also served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1963 to 1966.

*Sources: imdb.com, britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Fi1m 93, Producer, Lyricist — [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), Fi1m 72, Lyricist — [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)
- *The Broadway Melody* (1929), Fi1m 60, as Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-broadway-melody.md)
- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Fi1m 62, Lyricist — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)

### Produced (5)

- *The Band Wagon* (1953), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md)
- *An American in Paris* (1951), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *On the Town* (1949), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md)
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Singin' in the Rain* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Singin' in the Rain* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Light in the Piazza* (1962), Producer
- *Bells Are Ringing* (1960), Producer
- *The Subterraneans* (1960), Producer
- *Gigi* (1958), Producer
- *Silk Stockings* (1957), Producer
- *Invitation to the Dance* (1956), Producer
- *Kismet* (1955), Producer
- *It's Always Fair Weather* (1955), Producer
- *Brigadoon* (1954), Producer
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md)
- *The Oscars* (1953), series, Producer
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Producer, Lyricist — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *The Belle of New York* (1952), Producer
- *An American in Paris* (1951), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *Show Boat* (1951), Producer
- *Royal Wedding* (1951), Producer
- *Pagan Love Song* (1950), Producer
- *Crisis* (1950), Producer
- *Annie Get Your Gun* (1950), Producer
- *On the Town* (1949), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Any Number Can Play* (1949), Producer
- *The Barkleys of Broadway* (1949), Producer
- *Take Me Out to the Ball Game* (1949), Producer
- *Words and Music* (1948), Producer
- *Easter Parade* (1948), Producer
- *The Pirate* (1948), Producer
- *Summer Holiday* (1948), Producer
- *Good News* (1947), Producer
- *Till the Clouds Roll By* (1946), Producer
- *The Harvey Girls* (1946), Producer
- *Yolanda and the Thief* (1945), Producer
- *Ziegfeld Follies* (1945), Producer, Songs, Lyricist
- *The Clock* (1945), Producer
- *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md)
- *Meet the People* (1944), Executive Producer, Producer
- *Girl Crazy* (1943), Producer
- *Best Foot Forward* (1943), Producer
- *Du Barry Was a Lady* (1943), Producer
- *Cabin in the Sky* (1943), Producer
- *For Me and My Gal* (1942), Producer
- *Panama Hattie* (1942), Producer
- *Babes on Broadway* (1941), Producer
- *Lady Be Good* (1941), Producer
- *Little Nellie Kelly* (1940), Producer
- *Strike Up the Band* (1940), Producer
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)
- *Broadway Melody of 1938* (1937), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), Lyricist — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)
- *Hollywood Party* (1934), Original Music Composer, Lyricist
- *The Hot Choc-late Soldiers* (1934), Music
- *Sadie McKee* (1934), as Songs
- *Dancing Lady* (1933), Lyricist
- *A Lady's Morals* (1930), Lyricist
- *Those Three French Girls* (1930), Story, Lyricist
- *Good News* (1930), Lyricist
- *Lord Byron of Broadway* (1930), Lyricist
- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Lyricist — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)
- *The Broadway Melody* (1929), as Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited) · Lyricist — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-broadway-melody.md)

## Gallery

- ![Arthur Freed](https://film.one/media/person/59296/gallery-64810431d6c4.jpg) Arthur Freed — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Arthur_Freed_receiving_the_Screen_Producers_Guild%27s_Milestone_Award_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Arthur_Freed_receiving_the_Screen_Producers_Guild%27s_Milestone_Award_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![sheet music cover (1918)](https://film.one/media/person/59296/gallery-cfac0f78f43d.jpg) sheet music cover (1918) — E. Pfeiffer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Over_in_hero-land_cover.jpg/1280px-Over_in_hero-land_cover.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 1959: Best Picture (won), for *Gigi*
- 1952: Best Picture (won), for *An American in Paris*
- 1941: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Our Love Affair*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Honorary Award 1968: Academy Honorary Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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