Stanley DonenNationality:
American Birthdate:
04/13/1924 Birthplace:
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biography
Stanley Donen was sixteen when he left his native South Carolina and moved to NYC to pursue a stage career. He landed in the chorus of George Abbott's "Pal Joey" (1940), which made a star of Gene Kelly. Donen and Kelly became friendly and when Kelly was choreographing the Broadway show "Best Foot Forward" (1941), he hired Donen as his assistant. When the feature version was made, Donen was hired as a chorus boy. He and Kelly worked on choreography for "Cover Girl" (1944). The following year, Donen worked on "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) and broke new ground with the now famous sequence wherein Kelly
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1940
Broadway debut (as chorus boy) in "Pal Joey", which starred Gene Kelly
1941
Worked as assistant choreographer (to Kelly) on Broadway musical, "Best Foot Forward"
1943
Went to Hollywood as assistant choreographer and member of dancing chorus of film version of "Best Foot Forward"
1944
Worked with Kelly on choreography for "Cover Girl"
1949
Debut as co-director and co-story writer (with Kelly) of "Strictly USA" number in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
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