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Produced An American in Paris and Gigi, winning the Best Picture Oscar for both, and assembled the songwriting and production unit behind Singin' in the Rain, whose soundtrack drew largely on songs he'd written earlier as a lyricist. Decades after his death, child actress Shirley Temple and dancer Barrie Chase were among several women who came forward with allegations of sexual assault against him, allegations that surfaced only long after his career-defining run at MGM.