Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American movie director and choreographer. His most famous movies were Singin' in the Rain and On the Town.[1]
Donen was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He was married to Marion Marshall from 1952 to 1959 until they divorced. He was partners with comedian Elaine May from 1999 until 2019. Donen died of heart failure in New York City on February 21, 2019 at the age of 94.[2]
Stanley Donen Media
Sinatra and Kelly in Anchors Aweigh
Fred Astaire dances on the walls and ceiling in Royal Wedding, a special effect using a rotating reinforced-steel cylindrical chamber in which to film.
Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain
Still from Singin' in the Rain
Elizabeth Taylor and Stanley Donen, c. 1952
- Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face trailer.jpg
Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face
- Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade.jpg
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade, Donen's most financially successful film
- Stanley Donen (left) interviewed by Mike Nichols.jpg
Donen with Mike Nichols at a 2010 Lincoln Center retrospective
References
- ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (1996). Dancing on the Ceiling: Stanley Donen and His Movies. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0-679-41412-6.
- ↑ Byrge, Duane; Barnes, Mike (February 23, 2019). "Stanley Donen, Famed Director of Mirthful Movie Musicals, Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stanley-donen-dead-famed-director-720663. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
Other websites
Media related to Stanley Donen at Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Donen on IMDb
- Stanley Donen at the Internet Broadway Database
- Stanley Donen at the TCM Movie Database
- Extracts from Silverman's biography of Donen Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
