Stanley Donen

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  • Birth Place: Columbia, SC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/13/1924, Aries
  • Profession: Director; choreographer; producer
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Stanley Donen Fast Facts:
  • Moved to New York at 16, and quickly landed a part in the chorus of the 1940 Broadway musical Pal Joey, starring Gene Kelly.
  • Worked as a choreographer on films like Cover Girl (1944) before codirecting movie classics On the Town and Singin' in the Rain with Kelly.
  • First wife, Jeanne Coyne, was Kelly's dance assistant; 10 years after divorcing Donen, Coyne married Kelly.
  • Although recognized for his work with five Director's Guild nominations, he never received an Academy Award nomination; he was, however, given an honorary Oscar in 1997 for his innovative body of work.
  • Stanley Donen Relationships:
  • Mordecai Moses Donen - Father
  • Helen Cohen Donen - Mother
  • Jeanne Coyne - Ex-wife
  • Marion Marshall - Ex-wife
  • Adelle Beatty - Ex-wife
  • Pamela Braden - Ex-wife
  • Yvette Mimieux - Ex-wife
  • Elaine May - Significant Other
  • Peter Donen - Son
  • Joshua Donen - Son
  • Mark Donen - Son
  • Stanley Donen Awards:
  • 1997 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
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