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Donald Spoto(1941-2023)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Donald Spoto was born on 28 June 1941 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000), The Girl (2012) and Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003). He was married to Ole Flemming Larsen. He died on 11 February 2023 in Koege, Denmark.
BornJune 28, 1941
DiedFebruary 11, 2023(81)
BornJune 28, 1941
DiedFebruary 11, 2023(81)
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Known for

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
5.9
TV Series
  • Writer
  • 2000
Toby Jones and Sienna Miller in The Girl (2012)
The Girl
6.3
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2012
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003)
Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi
7.8
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 2003
Marilyn Monroe in Love, Marilyn (2012)
Love, Marilyn
7.2
  • Self - Interviewee
  • 2012

Credits

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Writer

  • Shipwrecked in a Studio: The Making of Alfred Hitchcocks Jamaica Inn
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Toby Jones and Sienna Miller in The Girl (2012)
    The Girl
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • book "Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and his Leading Ladies"
    • 2012
  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
    Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
    5.9
    TV Series
    • book "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life"
    • 2000

Producer

  • Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi (2003)
    Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
    Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
    5.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000

Actor

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
    Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Archbishop Cushing
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • University_archives.
  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Donald Spoto
  • Born
    • June 28, 1941
    • New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 11, 2023
    • Koege, Denmark(brain hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Ole Flemming Larsen2003 - February 11, 2023 (his death)
  • Other works
    Biography: "Marilyn Monroe: The Biography"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Has written books on Ingrid Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, James Dean, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Stanley Kramer, Preston Sturges, Princess Diana, Lotte Lenya, Laurence Olivier, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Williams, and Elizabeth Taylor.

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