A Star Is Born (1954): Cast, Crew, and Credits

Starring

• Greer Garson as Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
• Robert Ryan as Norman Maine
• Barry Sullivan as Matt Libby
• Richard Haydn as Oliver Niles

Directed by

• George Cukor

Written by

• Moss Hart
• Dorothy Parker
• Alan Campbell
• John Gay

Produced by

• Sid Luft

Cinematography

• Joseph Ruttenberg

Edited by

• Folmar Blangsted

Music by

• Harold Arlen
• Ira Gershwin

Production Design

• Malcolm Bert

Costume Design

• Jean Louis

A Star Is Born (1954) is a classic musical drama film that tells the story of an aspiring actress and her rise to stardom, while her washed-up husband struggles to deal with her success. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two for Best Original Song ("The Man That Got Away") and Best Original Score.