Stanley Donen, Famed Director of Mirthful Movie Musicals, Dies at 94
Source: Hollywood Reporter
He helmed 'Singin’ in the Rain' and 'On the Town' with Gene Kelly as well as 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and 'Funny Face,' taking his films beyond studio walls.
Stanley Donen, who co-directed Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly and helmed two of the most acclaimed musicals of the 1950s, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Funny Face, has died. He was 94.
One of Donen's sons confirmed the news, according to the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips. "Confirmed by one of his sons this morning: Director Stanley Donen has died at 94 ... A huge, often neglected talent," Phillips tweeted Saturday morning. No further details were immediately provided.
Donen was a dynamic part of the legendary MGM Studios creative force, directing and choreographing several of the great studio musicals. No other director, with the possible exception of Vincente Minnelli, contributed more aesthetically to the American musical. With George Abbott, he co-directed two excellent film adaptations, The Pajama Game (1957) and Damn Yankees (1958). With Kelly, he also co-directed On the Town (1949) and It’s Always Fair Weather (1955).
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A true legend. RIP
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That one had a pretty huge cast. 
