Vincent Julian Donehue (September 22, 1915 – January 17, 1966) was an American director noted mainly for his theater work, with occasional film and television credits.
Biography
Vincent Donehue was born in Whitehall, New York. He was a graduate of the Christian Brothers Academy and the New York State Teachers' College, now University at Albany, both in Albany, New York. He served in the Army Air Force for 5 years.[1]
vincent, donehue, vincent, julian, donehue, september, 1915, january, 1966, american, director, noted, mainly, theater, work, with, occasional, film, television, credits, biography, editvincent, donehue, born, whitehall, york, graduate, christian, brothers, ac. Vincent Julian Donehue September 22 1915 January 17 1966 was an American director noted mainly for his theater work with occasional film and television credits Biography EditVincent Donehue was born in Whitehall New York He was a graduate of the Christian Brothers Academy and the New York State Teachers College now University at Albany both in Albany New York He served in the Army Air Force for 5 years 1 His early theatre credits include playing the role of Cinna the Poet in the Mercury Theatre s 1938 touring production of Caesar 2 337 His Broadway credits as director include The Trip to Bountiful 1953 starring Lillian Gish Jo Van Fleet and Eva Marie Saint The Traveling Lady 1954 with Kim Stanley Tennessee Williams 27 Wagons Full of Cotton 1955 with Maureen Stapleton Sunrise at Campobello 1958 which won him the Tony Award for Best Direction the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical The Sound of Music 1959 starring Mary Martin which earned him another Tony nomination Daughter of Silence 1961 Lord Pengo 1962 with Charles Boyer and Agnes Moorehead Jennie 1963 with Mary Martin and Catch Me if You Can He also restaged the 1954 Mary Martin Peter Pan for television in 1960 the third telecast of the Broadway stage musical His film credits include Lonelyhearts 1958 with Montgomery Clift Robert Ryan and Myrna Loy and Sunrise at Campobello 1960 which won Greer Garson the Golden Globe for Best Actress and several Academy Award nominations The film was also entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival 3 He directed television plays in the 1950s 4 He died in New York of Hodgkin s disease age 50 1 References Edit a b Vincent Donehue Director Is Dead The New York Times January 18 1966 p 36 Houseman John 1972 Run Through A Memoir New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 21034 3 2nd Moscow International Film Festival 1961 MIFF Archived from the original on 2013 01 16 Retrieved 2012 11 09 Vincent J Donehue correspondence and ephemera 1930 1973 New York Public Library accessed October 24 2013External links EditVincent J Donehue at the Internet Broadway Database Vincent J Donehue at IMDb Vincent J Donehue correspondence and ephemera 1930 1973 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vincent J Donehue amp oldid 1120032904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
