Vincent Julian Donehue (September 22, 1915 – January 17, 1966) was an American director noted mainly for his theater work, with occasional film and television credits.
Vincent Donehue was born inWhitehall, New York. He was a graduate of the Christian Brothers Academy and the New York State Teachers' College, nowUniversity at Albany, both inAlbany, New York. He served in the Army Air Force for 5 years.[1]
His early theatre credits include playing the role ofCinna the Poet in theMercury Theatre's 1938 touring production ofCaesar.[2]: 337
HisBroadway credits as director includeThe Trip to Bountiful (1953) starringLillian Gish,Jo Van Fleet andEva Marie Saint,The Traveling Lady (1954) withKim Stanley,Tennessee Williams'27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1955) withMaureen Stapleton,Sunrise at Campobello (1958) which won him theTony Award forBest Direction, theRichard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musicalThe Sound of Music (1959) starringMary Martin, which earned him another Tony nomination,Daughter of Silence (1961),Lord Pengo (1962) withCharles Boyer andAgnes Moorehead,Jennie (1963) with Mary Martin andCatch Me if You Can. He also restaged the 1954 Mary MartinPeter Pan for television in 1960, the third telecast of theBroadway stage musical.
His film credits includeLonelyhearts (1958) withMontgomery Clift,Robert Ryan andMyrna Loy andSunrise at Campobello (1960) which wonGreer Garson theGolden Globe forBest Actress and severalAcademy Award nominations. The film was also entered into the2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
He directed television plays in the 1950s.[4]
He died inNew York ofHodgkin's disease, age 50.[1]
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