Vincent J. Donehue

Vincent Julian Donehue (22 September 1915 - 17 January 1966) was an American director noted mainly for his theatre work, with occasional film and television credits .

Donehue was born in Whitehall, New York. His Broadway credits as director include "The Trip to Bountiful" (1953) starring Lillian Gish, Jo Van Fleet and Eva Marie Saint, "The Traveling Lady" (1954) with Kim Stanley, Tennessee Williams' "27 Wagons Full of Cotton " (1955) with Maureen Stapleton, "Sunrise at Campobello" (1958) which won him the Tony Award for Best Direction, the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical "The Sound of Music" (1959) starring Mary Martin which ran for 1443 performances and which earned him another Tony nomination, "Daughter of Silence" (1961), "Lord Pengo" (1962) with Charles Boyer and Agnes Moorehead, "Jennie" (1963) with Mary Martin and "Catch Me if You Can". He also restaged the 1954 Mary Martin "Peter Pan" for television in 1960, the third telecast of the Broadway stage musical.

His film credits include "Lonelyhearts" (1958) with Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan and Myrna Loy and "Sunrise at Campobello" (1960) which won Greer Garson the Golden Globe for Best Actress and several Academy Award nominations. He died in New York of Hodgkin's disease, age 50.

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