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Date of Birth: April 13, 1924
Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Death: February 21, 2019
Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Stanley Donen was an American film director and choreographer. He co-directed the films On the Town , Singin’ in the Rain , It’s Always Fair Weather , The Pajama Game , and Damn Yankees! , and directed the films Royal Wedding , Love Is Better Than Ever , Seven Brides for Seven Brothers , Funny Face , Kiss Them for Me , Indiscreet (1958), Once More, with Feeling! , Surprise Package , The Grass Is Greener , Charade , Arabesque , Two for the Road , Bedazzled (1967), Staircase , The Little Prince (1974), Lucky Lady , Movie Movie , Saturn 3 , and Blame It on Rio . He choreographed Singin’ in the Rain and It’s Always Fair Weather . He also directed the made-for-tv movie Love Letters (1999).
Stanley was the son of Helen (Cohen) and Mordecai Moses Donen. He had two children with his former wife, actress Marion Marshall; and a son with his former wife, Adelle, Countess Beatty.
Stanley’s maternal grandfather was named Jack M. Cohen. Jack was born in Pennsylvania, to an English-born father and a German-born mother.
Stanley’s maternal grandmother was named Carrie G. Carrie was born in South Carolina, to German-born parents.
Source: Stanley Donen on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org