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Jack Donohue

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ChoreographerDirector 1908–1984 On stage 1920

John Francis Donohue (November 3, 1908 – March 27, 1984) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include Babes in Toyland (1961), Marriage on the Rocks, (1965), and Assault on a Queen, (1966). Some of his television directing roles include The Frank Sinatra Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Red Skelton Show, and The Dean Martin Show.

On stage 1 production

1920 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce 123 perf.

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Also credited on3 works

Babes in Toyland
Seven Lively Arts
Top Banana

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In the literature5 passages

  • Direction : Jack Donohue; Producers : Paula Stone and Mike Sloane; Choreography : Ron Fletcher; Scenery and Lighting : Jo Mielziner; Costumes : Alvin Colt; Musical Direction : Harold Hastingsebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : George S. Kaufman; Producers : Chandler Cowles and Ben Segal; Choreography : Jack Donohue; Scenery : Albert Johnson; Costumes : Irene Sharaff; Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Maurice Levineebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction and Choreography : Jack Donohue; Producers : Jule Styne and George Gilbert in association with Lester Osterman Jr.; Scenery : Oliver Smith; Costumes : Robert Mackintosh; Lighting : Peggy Clark; Musical Direction : Morton Stevensebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Jack Donohue; Producers : Paula Stone and Mike Sloan; Choreography : Bob Hamilton; Scenery and Lighting : George Jenkins; Costumes : Alvin Colt; Musical Direction : Frederick Dvonchebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • OLIVER Book, Music and Lyrics, Lionel Bart; Director, Jack Donohue; Musical Staging and Dances, Lee Theodore, Scenery and Lighting, John Bury; Costumes, Dorothy Jeakins; Musical Director and Additional Orchestrations, Jay Blackton, Orchestrations, Lnc Rogers; Additional Production Music, Betty Walberg; Additional Vocal Arrangements, Danie…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt

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What this page does not know

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  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — choreographer, director — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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