After starting out as a Broadway hoofer in the 1940s, director/choreographer Stanley Donen decided to try movies and went on to work with the greatest dancers and helm several of the most highly regarded musicals to emerge from classical Hollywood. Read Full Biography
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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Killer McCoy
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Bedazzled
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Hey, Rookie
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The Little Prince
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Broadway: The American Musical, Episode 3 - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1929-1942)
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It's Always Fair Weather
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Royal Wedding
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The Grass Is Greener
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The Pajama Game
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Living in a Big Way
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Love Letters
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Charade
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Anchors Aweigh
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Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM
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Blame It on Rio
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Saturn 3
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Movie, Movie
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Lucky Lady
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Staircase
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Two for the Road
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Arabesque
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Once More, with Feeling
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Surprise Package
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1967 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Two for the Road | Nominated |
| 1958 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Damn Yankees | Nominated |
| 1957 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Funny Face | Nominated |
| 1954 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best British Film | Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | Nominated |
| 1954 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | Nominated |
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25 Things You Didn't Know About 'Funny Face'
by Gary Susman"Funny Face" shouldn't have worked. It was a musical with a borrowed score, based on a stage play its author had failed to sell, with a leading man pa...
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