Stanley Donen

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Stanley Donen

Directing April 13, 1924

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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 celebrat…

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Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

8.1 1952 Movie
Charade

Charade

7.7 1963 Movie
Funny Face

Funny Face

7.0 1957 Movie
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

7.5 1985 TV Show
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.1 1954 Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
On the Town

On the Town

7.0 1949 Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6.0 1975 TV Show
Two for the Road

Two for the Road

7.0 1967 Movie
Saturn 3

Saturn 3

5.3 1980 Movie
Blame It on Rio

Blame It on Rio

5.8 1984 Movie

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stanley Donen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Movie Self

  2. 2010
    Stanley Donen: You Just Do It

    Movie Himself

  3. 2008
    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    Movie Self

  4. 2006
    It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  5. 2005
    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Movie Self

  6. 2002
    The Truth About Charlie

    Movie Thanks

  7. 2002
    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2002
    What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

    Movie Self

  9. 1999
    Love Letters

    Movie Director

  10. 1997
    Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

    Movie Himself

  11. 1995
    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Movie Self

  12. 1995
    The Hollywood Soundtrack Story

    Movie Self

  13. 1994
    Inside the Actors Studio

    TV show Self

  14. 1993
    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

    Movie Self

  15. 1992
    MGM: When the Lion Roars

    TV show

  16. 1988
    Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1985
    Moonlighting

    TV show Director

  2. 1984
    Blame It on Rio

    Movie Director

  3. 1980
    Saturn 3

    Movie Director

  4. 1978
    Movie Movie

    Movie Nightclub Emcee / Cab Driver (uncredited)

  5. 1978
    Ciné regards

    TV show Self

  6. 1976
    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Movie Thanks

  7. 1975
    Lucky Lady

    Movie Director

  8. 1975
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    TV show Self

  9. 1974
    The Little Prince

    Movie Director

  10. 1971
    Film '72

    TV show Self

  11. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Self

  12. 1969
    Staircase

    Movie Director

  13. 1967
    Bedazzled

    Movie Director

  14. 1967
    Two for the Road

    Movie Director

  15. 1966
    Arabesque

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    Charade

    Movie Man in Elevator (voice) (uncredited)

  17. 1960
    The Grass Is Greener

    Movie Director

  18. 1960
    Surprise Package

    Movie Director

  19. 1960
    Once More, with Feeling!

    Movie Director

  20. 1958
    Damn Yankees

    Movie Director

  21. 1958
    Indiscreet

    Movie Director

  22. 1957
    Kiss Them for Me

    Movie Director

  23. 1957
    The Pajama Game

    Movie Director

  24. 1957
    Funny Face

    Movie Director