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Donald Driver Biography (c. 1923-1988)

Born c. 1923 in Portland, OR; died of AIDS, June 27, 1988, in New York, NY; children: Dion.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

c. 1923

Portland, Oregon, United States

Death Details

June 27, 1988

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Chorus dancer, Guys and Dolls, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1950.
• chorus dancer, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1951.
• Private Webster, Buttrio Square, Century Theatre, New York City, 1952.
• Frank, Show Boat, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• Jerry, Hit the Trail, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• Og the leprechaun, Finian's Rainbow, City Center Theatre, 1955.
• Also appeared as Emile, The Gay Felons, Wilmington, DE, 1959.
• FIRST BROADWAY WORK--Director, Marat/Sade, National Players Company, Majestic Theatre, 1967.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Taming of the Shrew, American Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1965.
• Your Own Thing, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1968, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1969.
• Mike Downstairs, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Jimmy Shine, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Our Town, American National Theatre Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Status Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1971, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1973.
• South Pacific, Wolf Trap Farm, Vienna, VA, 1977.
• Broadway Follies, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• (also choreographer) Oh, Brother!, ANTA Theatre, 1981.
• The Glass Menagerie, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1985.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Director, From Paris with Love, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1962.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Director, The Naked Ape, Universal, 1973.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• Louis D'Arc, Naughty Marietta, NBC, 1955.
• Writings
• See production credits above, unless indicated.
• Writings;STAGE
• From Paris with Love, 1962.
• (book for musical) Your Own Thing (adapted from the play Twelfth Night byWilliam Shakespeare), 1968.
• Status Quo Vadis, 1971.
• Broadway Follies, 1981.
• (book and lyrics for musical) Oh, Brother! (adapted from the play The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare), 1981.
• In the Sweet Bye and Bye, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1983.
• A Walk Out of Water, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Allentown, PA, 1985.
• Writings;FILM
• The Naked Ape, 1973.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SPECIALS
• G.I. Jive, PBS.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, June 29, 1988.
• New York Times, June 28, 1988.