Director and Choreographer of classics such as Singin' in the Rain and On the Town.
He turned to cinema to cope with being bullied by anti-semitic classmates.
He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 for his body of work. He was sometimes referred to as the King of Hollywood Musicals.
He was a longtime partner of Director and Comedian Elaine May.
He co-directed the classic musical Singin' in the Rain with actor Gene Kelly.
