Stanley Donen

★ Directing #434

1924 - 2019 (age 94) • Directing

Born: 4/13/1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Died: 2/21/2019 (age 94)

Known for: Directing

Stanley Donen

★ Directing #434

Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924-February 23, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer hailed by David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals". His most celebrated work was Singin' in the Rain (1952), which he co-directed with Gene Kelly.

Known For

Singin' in the Rain

81%

Director

1952

Charade

77%

Director

1963

Funny Face

70%

Director

1957

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

71%

Director

1954

Moonlighting

75%

Director

1985

On the Town

70%

Director

1949

Two for the Road

70%

Director

1967

Saturn 3

53%

Director

1980

Mike Nichols: An American Master

63%

Self

2016

Stanley Donen: You Just Do It

Himself

2010

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

85%

Self

2008

Private Screenings: Stanley Donen

Self

2006

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

Self (Archive Footage)

2006

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

68%

Self

2005

The Truth About Charlie

49%

Thanks

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

78%

Self (archive footage)

2002

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

70%

Self

2002

Love Letters

51%

Director

1999

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

80%

Himself

1997

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

80%

Self

1995

The Hollywood Soundtrack Story

Self

1995

Inside the Actors Studio

Self

1994

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

76%

Self

1993

MGM: When the Lion Roars

79%

Unknown

1992

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

70%

Self

1988

Moonlighting

75%

Director

1985

Blame It on Rio

58%

Director

1984

Blame It on Rio

58%

Producer

1984

Saturn 3

53%

Director

1980

Saturn 3

53%

Producer

1980

Movie Movie

60%

Nightclub Emcee / Cab Driver (uncredited)

1978

Movie Movie

60%

Director

1978

Movie Movie

60%

Producer

1978

That's Entertainment, Part II

70%

Thanks

1976

Lucky Lady

56%

Director

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

60%

Self

1975