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Clive Donner Biography (1926-)

Born January 21, 1926, in London, England; son of Alex and Deborah (Taffel) Donner; married Jocelyn Rickards, 1971. Addresses: AGENT--c/o William Morris Agency, 31-32 Soho Square, London W1V 5DG, England.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 21, 1926

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, The Formation Dancers, Arts Theatre, London,1964.
• FIRST BROADWAY WORK--Director, Kennedy's Children, John Golden Theatre, 1975.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Twelfth Night, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, U.K., 1970.
• The Birthday Party, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, 1971.
• The Front Room Boys, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1971.
• The Homecoming, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, 1972.
• Kennedy's Children, King's Head Theatre, London, 1974, then Arts Theatre,London, 1975.
• The Picture of Dorian Gray, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1975.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Editor, A Christmas Carol, United Artists, 1951.
• editor, The Promoter (also known as The Card), Universal, 1952.
• editor, Genevieve, Universal, 1953.
• editor, Man with a Million (also known as The Million Pound Note), UnitedArtists, 1954.
• editor, The Purple Plain, Rank/United Artists, 1954.
• editor, I Am a Camera, Distributors Corporation of America, 1955.
• director, Heart of a Child, Rank, 1958.
• director, The Secret Place, Rank of America, 1958.
• director, The Guest (also known as The Caretaker), Janus, 1963.
• director, Nothing But the Best, Royal, 1964.
• director, Some People, American International, 1964.
• director, The Sinister Man, Schoenfeld, 1965.
• director, What's New Pussycat?, United Artists, 1965.
• director, Luv, Columbia, 1967.
• producer and director, Here We Go 'round the Mulberry Bush, United Artists, 1968.
• director, Alfred the Great, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969.
• director, Marriage of Convenience, Schoenfeld, 1970.
• director, Old Dracula (also known as Vampira and Old Drac), American International, 1975.
• director, The Nude Bomb (also known as The Return of Maxwell Smart), Universal, 1980.
• director, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, American Cinema, 1981.
• director, Stealing Heaven, FilmDallas/Virgin Vision, 1988.
• Also directed Rogue Male and She Fell among Thieves.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR SERIES
• Danger Man, CBS, 1961.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Spectre, NBC, 1977.
• The Thief of Baghdad, NBC, 1978.
• Oliver Twist, CBS, 1982.
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, CBS, 1982.
• To Catch a King, HBO, 1984.
• A Christmas Carol, CBS, 1984.
• Arthur the King, CBS, 1985.
• Agatha Christie's "Dead Man's Folly," CBS, 1986.
• Babes in Toyland, NBC, 1986.
• Also directed Sir Francis Drake, Might and Mystical, British Institutions, and Tempo (all documentaries), for BBC and ITV.