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Vincent J. Donehue(1915-1966)

  • Director
  • Producer
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Vincent J. Donehue was born on 22 September 1915 in Whitehall, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Sunrise at Campobello (1960), Peter Pan (1960) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 17 January 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1915
DiedJanuary 17, 1966(50)
BornSeptember 22, 1915
DiedJanuary 17, 1966(50)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Ralph Bellamy, Hume Cronyn, Greer Garson, Alan Bunce, Jean Hagen, and Ann Shoemaker in Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Sunrise at Campobello
6.8
  • Director
  • 1960
Maureen Bailey, Sondra Lee, Kent Fletcher, Edmund Gaynes, Luke Halpin, Benedict Herrman, David Komoroff, Mary Martin, Jacqueline Mayro, Cyril Ritchard, Norman Shelly, Bill Snowden, Joey Trent, and Carson Woods in Peter Pan (1960)
Peter Pan
7.4
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1960
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Dolores Hart, and Robert Ryan in Lonelyhearts (1958)
Lonelyhearts
6.6
  • Director
  • 1958

Credits

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  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1962)
    The Nurses
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Maureen Bailey, Sondra Lee, Kent Fletcher, Edmund Gaynes, Luke Halpin, Benedict Herrman, David Komoroff, Mary Martin, Jacqueline Mayro, Cyril Ritchard, Norman Shelly, Bill Snowden, Joey Trent, and Carson Woods in Peter Pan (1960)
    Peter Pan
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ralph Bellamy, Hume Cronyn, Greer Garson, Alan Bunce, Jean Hagen, and Ann Shoemaker in Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
    Sunrise at Campobello
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Music with Mary Martin
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Dolores Hart, and Robert Ryan in Lonelyhearts (1958)
    Lonelyhearts
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1958
  • Annie Get Your Gun (1957)
    Annie Get Your Gun
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Playwrights '56 (1955)
    Playwrights '56
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1952–1954
  • Wally Cox in Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Television Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953–1954

Producer



  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • guest producer
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Vincent J. Donahue
  • Born
    • September 22, 1915
    • Whitehall, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 17, 1966
    • New York City, New York, USA(Hodgkin's disease)
  • Other works
    Stage: "Jeremiah" on Broadway. Music by Chemjo Vinaver. Written by Stefan Zweig. Translated by Eden Paul and Cedar Paul. Acting version by John Gassner and C. Worthington Miner (also director). Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Guild Theatre: 3 Feb 1939-Mar 1939 (closing date unknown/35 performances). Cast: Joan Adrian (as "Ruth"), Katharine Bard (as "Solom's Daughter"), St. Clair Bayfield (as "Nahum"), Roberta Bellininger (as "Solom's Wife"), Henry Bennett (as "Imre"), Arthur Byron (as "Zedekiah"), Hannam Clark (as "Zebulon"), Vincent J. Donehue (as "Jochebed's Young Son/Second Assyrian Soldier") [Broadway debut], Mary Fischer (as "Zephania's Wife"), Charles Furcolowe (as "Zephania"), Virginia Gregori (as "Merchant's Wife"), Kathryn Grill (as "Jochebed"), Nell Harrison (as "Micha's Mother"), Robert Harrison (as "Abimelech"), John Hendrick (as "The Elder"), Harold Hoha (as "Second Guard"), Harry Irvine (as "Hananiah"), Morgan James (as "Joab"), Charles Jordan (as "Gad"), George Lee (as "Elder's Niece's Husband"), Henry Levin (as "A Huckster"), Philip Lewis (as "Herald"), Robert Malcolm Jochebed's Husband"), Byron McGrath (as "Second Sentry"), John McKee (as "Micha"), Benedict McQuarrie (as Pashur"), Cameron Mitchell (as "Merchant's Nephew"), Tom Morrison (as "Aaron"), Katherine Murphy (as "Rebecca"), Gordon Nelson (as "Solom"), John O'Connor (as "First Sentry"), Theodore Paul (as "Solom's Son-in-Law/First Assyrian Solider"), Mary Perry (as "Zilpah"), George Petrie (as "Shephan"), David Rosen (as "A Merchant/Third Assyrian Officer"), Ernest Rowan (as "Issacher"), Elizabeth Royce (as "Leah"), Marian Rudley (as "Gad's Wife"), Byron Russell (as "Ahab/Second Assyrian Officer"), Alfred Ryder (as "Baruch"), Arthur Sachs (as "First Guard"), Mark Schweid (as "Uriah"), Effie Shannon (as "Mother"), Kent Smith (as "Jeremiah"), Alexei Tcherkassky (as "Third Guard"), Robert Thomsen (as "Laban"), Paul Tripp (as "Jochebed's Older Son"), Arthur Villars (as "Ahab's Father"), Cornel Wilde (as "Nehemiah"), Mervin Williams (as "Assyrian Captain"), Kay Wilt (as "Uriah's Wife"), Betty Young (as "Elder's Niece"). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Director for "Sunrise at Campobello.'" He was also Tony-nominated in 1960 as Best Director (Musical) for "The Sound of Music."
  • Nicknames
    • Vinnie
    • Vinny

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