Stanley Donen

Stanley Donen (born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and choreographer hailed by David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals". His most famous work is Singin' In The Rain, which he co-directed with Gene Kelly.

Early Life

Born in Columbia, South Carolina to Mordecai Moses Donen and Helen Cohen, both of whom were Jewish. He attended the University of South Carolina. He went to New York City as a teenager and at age sixteen was a dancer in the original production of Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, which starred Kelly.

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Columbia, South Carolina - Jewish - University of South Carolina - New York City - Rodgers - Hart - Pal Joey

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