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Stanley Donen was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are On the Town (1949) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), both of which starred Gene Kelly who co-directed. His other films include Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Funny Face (1957), Indiscreet (1958), and Charade (1963). He began his career in the chorus line on Broadway for director George Abbott, where he befriended Kelly. From 1943, he was in Hollywood and worked as a choreographer before beginning to collaborate with Kelly. After On the Town, Donen worked as a contract director for MGM under producer Arthur Freed producing critically well-received box-office hits. Donen and Kelly co-directed the musical Singin' in the Rain, released in April 1952, which has appeared on lists of the best films ever made. Donen's relationship with Kelly deteriorated during their final collaboration, It's Always Fair Weather (1955). He then broke his contract with MGM to become an independent producer in 1957. He continued making films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, often financial successes that gained positive attention. His film output became less frequent in the early 1980s and he briefly returned to the stage as a director in the 1990s and again in 2002.
Born
Sunday, 13 April 1924
Died
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment | Self | 2013 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors | Self - Interviewee | 2009 |
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Self | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Self | 2004 |
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Himself / Self | 2002 |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Honorary Award Recipient | 1998 |
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Himself / Self | 1997 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Love Letters | 1999 |
Moonlighting | 1985 |
Blame It on Rio | 1984 |
Saturn 3 | 1980 |
Movie Movie | 1978 |
Lucky Lady | 1975 |
The Little Prince | 1974 |
Staircase | 1969 |
Bedazzled | 1967 |
Two for the Road | 1967 |
Arabesque | 1966 |
Charade | 1963 |
The Grass Is Greener | 1960 |
Surprise Package | 1960 |
Once More, with Feeling! | 1960 |
Damn Yankees | 1958 |
Indiscreet | 1958 |
Kiss Them for Me | 1957 |
The Pajama Game | 1957 |
Funny Face | 1957 |
Kismet | 1955 |
It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 |
Deep in My Heart | 1954 |
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | 1954 |
Give a Girl a Break | 1953 |
Fearless Fagan | 1952 |
Singin' in the Rain | 1952 |
Love Is Better Than Ever | 1952 |
Royal Wedding | 1951 |
On the Town | 1949 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 |
Blame It on Rio | 1984 |
Saturn 3 | 1980 |
Movie Movie | 1978 |
The Little Prince | 1974 |
Staircase | 1969 |
Bedazzled | 1967 |
Two for the Road | 1967 |
Arabesque | 1966 |
Charade | 1963 |
The Grass Is Greener | 1960 |
Surprise Package | 1960 |
Once More, with Feeling! | 1960 |
Damn Yankees | 1958 |
Indiscreet | 1958 |
The Pajama Game | 1957 |