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Stanley Donen was born on April 13, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina to Mordecai Moses Donen, a dress-shop manager, and Helen (Cohen), the daughter of a jewelry salesman.: 4–6 His younger sister Carla Donen Davis was born in August 1937.: 14 Born to Jewish parents, Donen became an atheist in his youth.
Explore genealogy for Mordecai Donen born 1899 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States died 1959 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States including research + children + 2 photos + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- July 26, 1899
- Helen Pauline (Cohen) Donen
- April 23, 1959
He later recalled that the only thing he wanted to be was a tap dancer. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to Helen Pauline (Cohen) and Mordecai Moses Donen, a dress-shop manager, of Russian-Jewish and German-Jewish descent. Donen debuted on Broadway at seventeen....
- January 1, 1
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Mordie M. Donen, 59, of 2424 Wheat Street, died early yesterday morning at the Columbia Hospital. A native of Beaufort, he was the father of motion picture director-producer Stanley Donen.Mr. Donen came to Columbia from Augusta, Ga., in 1919 and was associated with his uncles, George and Lazarus Levkoff with Mangel's...
Mordecai Moses Donen: Also Known As: "Mordi" Birthdate: July 26, 1899: Death: April 13, 1959 (59) Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States Place of Burial: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Helen Donen Father of Stanley Donen and Private . Managed by:
- "Mordi"
- July 26, 1899
He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to Helen Pauline (Cohen) and Mordecai Moses Donen, a dress-shop manager, of Russian-Jewish and German-Jewish descent. Donen debuted on Broadway at seventeen. While working as an assistant choreographer in 1941, he met and befriended the actor Gene Kelly , Kelly being the brash, extrovert and energetic ...
Feb 22, 2013 · Stanley Donen was raised in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Mordecai Moses Donen, who ran a dress shop. Taunted anti-Semitically at school (the memory of it still stings him in the...
