Jack Donohue

Jack Donohue

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Born
November 3, 1908
Died
March 27, 1984
Awards
0 wins, 1 nominations

Jack Donohue started as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, continued as a dancer, dance director and dance teacher for tap dance (most prominent pupil: Eleanor Powell) in New York and in London (he starred in the British film Rhythm in the Air (1936) with his wife Tutta Rolf). He began working in…

Biography

Jack Donohue started as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, continued as a dancer, dance director and dance teacher for tap dance (most prominent pupil: Eleanor Powell) in New York and in London (he starred in the British film Rhythm in the Air (1936) with his wife Tutta Rolf). He began working in Hollywood in 1933 as a choreographer and dance director, and was president of the Dance Directors Guild from 1945-46. He also worked as a director, mainly for MGM, directing musicals and comedies.

Actor

Lucy Gets LuckyLucy Gets Lucky(1975)as Ralph
Win, Place or StealWin, Place or Steal(1974)as Chairman
Here's LucyHere's Lucy(1968)as Dancer, Dirty Jack, Nasty Man
The Lucy ShowThe Lucy Show(1962)as Conductor, Man at the Bank
Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland(1961)as Sylvester J. Goose

Music Department

Calamity JaneCalamity Jane(1953)
Neptune's DaughterNeptune's Daughter(1949)
Lost in a HaremLost in a Harem(1944)

Archive Footage

Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino ConfortiWorking with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti(2009)as Clips from 'Lucy Gets Lucky' - 'Here's Lucy'

Known for

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Doris Day, Robert Cummings, and Jack Donohue in Lucky Me (1954)Jack Donohue

Credit Score: Jack Donohue

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196019611962
Sylvester J. Goose
Thu Dec 14 1961
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Babes in Toyland2.5019616.1025259