The following year, Kander and Ebb worked with Minnelli and Martin Scorsese twice: first, in the film New York, New York, which had them write what is perhaps their best-known song, the title track ; and, again in The Act, a musical about a fictional nightclub act.

Minnelli later worked on The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, Hooray for What !, Very Warm for May, and The Show is On.

Among the notable artists he worked with personally are Chris Montez, The Carpenters, Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ' 66, Bill Medley, Lani Hall ( Alpert's second and current wife ), Liza Minnelli and Janet Jackson ( featured vocalist on his 1987 hit single " Diamonds ").

In his early career, Saxon worked with many notable directors including Vincente Minnelli, Blake Edwards, John Huston, Frank Borzage, and Otto Preminger but, despite this, never developed into a major star.

Winning the 1951 Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards, the film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, featured many tunes of Gershwin, and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the An American in Paris symphonic poem ( arranged for the film by Johnny Green ), costing $ 500, 000.

This led to his next picture with Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, a musical film version of S. N.

* Muppet Moments-Once again hosted by Kermit and Fozzie as they clean the attic, with guest stars Pearl Bailey, Bernadette Peters, Andy Williams, Zero Mostel, and Liza Minnelli.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

* 4 February 1982: one-off show with Liza Minnelli.

Hawn's popularity continued into the 1980s, starting with another primetime variety special alongside actress and singer Liza Minnelli, Goldie and Liza Together ( 1980 ), which was nominated for four primetime Emmys.

While film projects such as Lucky Lady, A Matter of Time and New York, New York were less favorably received than her stage roles, Minnelli became one of the most versatile, highly regarded and best-selling entertainers in television, beginning with Liza with a Z in 1972, and on stage in the Broadway productions of Flora the Red Menace, The Act and The Rink.

The next year, her mother invited Minnelli to perform with her at the London Palladium.

From 1968 up to the 1970s, she also recorded more contemporary material according to classic pop songs with her albums Liza Minnelli ( 1968 ), Come Saturday Morning and New Feelin ' ( both 1970 ) from A & M Records.

In 1989 Minnelli collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on Results, an electronic dance-style album.

In April 1992 Minnelli performed We Are The Champions with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.

In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance's album The Black Parade, providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track " Mama.

Liza Minnelli in her 1972 concert special Liza with a ' Z.

Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award.

Following the success of Cabaret, Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed up for Liza with a ‘ Z ’.

Frank Sinatra released a successful cover version ( for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album ) two years later and used it as his signature song as well, sometimes even duetting with Minnelli live on stage.

During the early days of television in the 1950s Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter's show and in 1959 sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special.

In February 2010, Minnelli appeared in a Snickers commercial along with Aretha Franklin and Betty White.

Minnelli also had relationships with Desi Arnaz, Jr. ( the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz ), Peter Sellers, and Martin Scorsese.

Minnelli has no children ; one pregnancy left her with a hiatal hernia as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.

Nowadays, Liza Minnelli tends to open her concerts with the song.

A Cinemascope film version of Brigadoon, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was released by MGM in 1954 with Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse in leading roles.

His next partner, Lucille Bremer, was featured in two lavish vehicles, both directed by Vincente Minnelli: the fantasy Yolanda and the Thief, which featured an avant-garde surrealistic ballet, and the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ), which featured a memorable teaming of Astaire with Gene Kelly to " The Babbit and the Bromide ," a Gershwin song Astaire had introduced with his sister Adele back in 1927.

Already established as a nightclub singer and musical theatre actress, she first attracted critical acclaim for her dramatic performances in the movies The Sterile Cuckoo ( 1969 ), and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon ( 1970 ); Minnelli then rose to international stardom for her appearance as Sally Bowles in the 1972 film version of the Broadway musical Cabaret, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

She also has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli ( nicknamed Tina Nina ), from her father's second marriage.

Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D. C .. She later appeared in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York City.

Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording Liza's at the Palace ...!, based on her hit Broadway show.

In 1972, Minnelli appeared in perhaps her best-known film role, as Sally Bowles in the movie version of Cabaret.

Her appearance opposite Robert De Niro in the 1977 musical drama film, New York, New York however, gave Minnelli her best known signature song.

After her performance as leading woman to Dudley Moore in 1981's hit film Arthur, Minnelli made fewer film appearances although she returned to the big screen in 1988 for Arthur 2: On the Rocks and in 1991 for Stepping Out, a musical dramedy.

For years, Minnelli had wanted to record a collection of songs that her godmother Kay Thompson had performed in her nightclub act.

The reviews noted that while her voice was ragged at times, and her movements no longer elastic, the old magic was still very much present — from first to last, Minnelli had audiences cheering and applauding and begging for more.

Minnelli has, throughout her lifetime, served various charities and causes which she considers very important.

The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who met Garland, on the set, and later married her.

Some of Susana's guests on her television program included Justin Bieber, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, William Shatner, Valeria Mazza, Verónica Castro, Paulina Rubio, Chayanne, Cristina, Diego Maradona, Ricky Martin, Alanis Morissette, Luis Miguel, Diego Torres, Liza Minnelli, Fran Drescher, Woody Allen, Sophia Loren, Grecia Colmenares, Benicio del Toro, Thalía, Robbie Williams, Julio Iglesias, Alejandro Sanz, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Viggo Mortensen, Xuxa, The Bee Gees, Lily Allen, Katherine Jenkins, Emma Shapplin, Carlos Tevez among many other national and international superstars.

His father was musical conductor of Minnelli Brothers ' Tent Theater.

The Minnelli family is thus unique in that father, mother and child all won Oscars.

Hale had four children, Linda Hale Bucklin, Hamilton " Hap " Hale, Hilary Hale Spencer and Prentis Cobb " Rusty " Hale III, with his first wife, Marialice Pat King Hale, who was aware of the longstanding affair between her husband and the well-known Hollywood socialite Denise Minnelli and committed suicide in March 1969, hours after telling a close friend that she knew her 33-year marriage to the father of her children was over.