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Preminger

American  
[prem-in-jer] / ˈprɛm ɪn dʒər /

noun

  1. Otto (Ludwig), 1906–86, U.S. motion-picture actor, director, and producer, born in Austria.


Preminger British  
/ ˈprɛmɪndʒə /

noun

  1. Otto ( Ludwig ). 1906–86, US film director, born in Austria. His films include Carmen Jones (1954) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

When the blockbuster Otto Preminger film of “Exodus” debuted in 1960, the story took on mythical proportions.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

Preminger has already established Laura as a firecracker who could ignite: When she first meets Biegler at his office, she really makes herself at home on the couch.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

That news, however, came seven months after filmmaker Otto Preminger generated headlines of his own.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2020

Preminger legally adopted Erik, who is currently in Los Angeles writing a biography of his late mother.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

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