History Creator / StanleyDonen

Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924 - February 21. 2019) was a choreographer and director. Born in South Carolina, he was inspired to get involved in both movies and dancing after seeing ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''. Dropping out of college after one semester, Donen went up to New York City and was eventually cast as a chorus dancer in the play ''Film/PalJoey'', which is where he met Creator/GeneKelly, the star of the show. Donen went on to choreograph other musicals on Broadway at the time, and when producer Arthur Freed got Creator/{{MGM}} to buy the rights to one of them, ''Best Foot Forward'', Donen came to Hollywood. He renewed his friendship with Kelly and the two helped choreograph a number of movies Kelly was in, including ''Film/CoverGirl'', ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'', and ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game''. In 1949, Kelly and Donen finally got to direct a movie of their own, ''Film/OnTheTown''. They would eventually direct two more movies together, ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' and ''Film/ItsAlwaysFairWeather'', but Donen and Kelly had a falling out during the making of the latter movie and the two went their separate ways. By this time, Donen had already branched out as a solo director with such films as ''Royal Wedding'' and ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''. When the popularity of musicals started to wane, Donen moved on to comedies and [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock-type]] thrillers such as ''Film/{{Charade}}'' and ''Film/{{Arabesque}}''. His last theatrical movie was ''Film/BlameItOnRio'', a ForeignRemake of the French movie ''Un Moment D'Egarement'' (''One Wild Moment'').[[note]]Donen's last movie was the 1999 made-for-TV movie ''Love Letters'', an adaptation of the play of the same name, starring Creator/StevenWeber and Creator/LauraLinney.[[/note]]

* ''Film/OnTheTown'' (1949)[[note]]co-directed with Creator/GeneKelly[[/note]]

Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924 - February 21. 2019) was a choreographer and director. Born in South Carolina, he was inspired to get involved in both movies and dancing after seeing ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''. Dropping out of college after one semester, Donen went up to New York City and was eventually cast as a chorus dancer in the play ''Film/PalJoey'', which is where he met Creator/GeneKelly, the star of the show. Donen went on to choreograph other musicals on Broadway at the time, and when producer Arthur Freed got Creator/{{MGM}} to buy the rights to one of them, ''Best Foot Forward'', Donen came to Hollywood. He renewed his friendship with Kelly and the two helped choreograph a number of movies Kelly was in, including ''Film/CoverGirl'', ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'', and ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game''. In 1949, Kelly and Donen finally got to direct a movie of their own, ''Film/OnTheTown''. They would eventually direct two more movies together, ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' and ''Film/ItsAlwaysFairWeather'', but Donen and Kelly had a falling out during the making of the latter movie and the two went their separate ways. By this time, Donen had already branched out as a solo director with such films as ''Royal Wedding'' and ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''. When the popularity of musicals started to wane, Donen moved on to comedies and [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock-type]] thrillers such as ''Film/{{Charade}}'' and ''Film/{{Arabesque}}''. His last theatrical movie was ''Film/BlameItOnRio'', a ForeignRemake of the French movie ''Un Moment D'Egarement'' (''One Wild Moment'').[[note]]Donen's last movie was the 1999 made-for-TV movie ''Love Letters'', an adaptation of the play of the same name, starring Creator/Steven Weber and Creator/LauraLinney.[[/note]]

[[HeAlsoDid Donen also directed]] a dance sequence from the TV show ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}, as well as a music video for Music/LionelRichie's "Dancing on the Ceiling", which was an homage to the sequence in ''Royal Wedding'' where Creator/FredAstaire dances on the ceiling.

* ''Film/TwoForTheRoad'' (1967)

Stanley Donen (April 13, 1924 - February 21. 2019) was a choreographer and director. Born in South Carolina, he was inspired to get involved in both movies and dancing after seeing ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''. Dropping out of college after one semester, Donen went up to New York City and was eventually cast as a chorus dancer in the play ''Film/PalJoey'', which is where he met Creator/GeneKelly, the star of the show. Donen went on to choreograph other musicals on Broadway at the time, and when producer Arthur Freed got Creator/{{MGM}} to buy the rights to one of them, ''Best Foot Forward'', Donen came to Hollywood. He renewed his friendship with Kelly and the two helped choreograph a number of movies Kelly was in, including ''Film/CoverGirl'', ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'', and ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game''. In 1949, Kelly and Donen finally got to direct a movie of their own, ''Film/OnTheTown''. They would eventually direct two more movies together, ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' and ''Film/ItsAlwaysFairWeather'', but Donen and Kelly had a falling out during the making of the latter movie and the two went their separate ways. By this time, Donen had already branched out as a solo director with such films as ''Royal Wedding'' and ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers''. When the popularity of musicals started to wane, Donen moved on to comedies and [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock-type]] thrillers.