The American Director Stanley Donen, to whom we owe the famous song and dance scene of Gene Kelly in the rain, is dead. The Director of “Singin’ in the Rain”, died Thursday at the age of 94 in New York, as one of his sons on Saturday, the newspaper “Chicago Tribune” said. Donen, who did a lot of Musical movies, was considered one of the last representatives of the Golden Era of Hollywood until the end of the 50s.
Donan was born in 1924 in Columbia in the U.S. state of South Carolina. He began his professional career as a dancer and choreographer. In the 40s he turned, along with Kelly, he had on Broadway, met, Musical, movies. The international breakthrough came in 1952 with “Singin’ in the Rain” (German title: “Thou shalt be my lucky star”), which he also led, together with Kelly directing.
Oscar for his life’s work: Martin Scorsese holds the Eulogy, Stanley Donen thanks, sings and dances. (Source: Youtube/Oscar)
for More successful films were “A sweet Face” with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in the lead roles, “Indiscreet” with Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant, and the crime Comedy “Charade” with Hepburn and Grant. For his life’s work, he was awarded an Oscar in 1998, and in 2004 the Golden lion.
Donen married five Times and had three children. According to his son, he died of a heart attack.
is One of the most famous dance scene in movie history: source: Youtube/mertidinle (nag/AFP)
Created: 24.02.2019, 11:58 PM