Jörn Donner
Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, movie director, actor, producer, and politician. He was the founder of Finnish Film Archive. Donner was born in Helsinki, Finland.
In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Donner was best known as the producer of Ingmar Bergman's movie Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander, 1982). In 1984 the movie won a total of four Academy Awards including the award for best foreign language film,[2] making him to date the only Finn to receive an Oscar.
His novel Far och son (Father and Son) won the Finlandia Prize in 1985.
Donner was a member of the SDP and RKP. He was a member of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament.
Donner had prostate and lung cancers.[3] He died of lung disease on 30 January 2020 at a hospital in Helsinki, aged 86.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Berlinale 1979: Juries. berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ "Fanny and Alexansder (1982)", IMDb page
- ↑ Jörn Donner: "Syöpäkontrollit piinaavat"
- ↑ (in fi) Kirjailija, ohjaaja Jörn Donner on kuollut. Helsingin Sanomat. 30 January 2020. https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006389686.html. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ Author, director and politician Jörn Donner dies at 86. Yleisradio. 30 January 2020. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/author_director_and_politician_jorn_donner_dies_at_86/11184931. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Other websites
- Jörn Donner on IMDb