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John Francis "Jack" Donohue (November 3, 1908–March 27, 1984) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include ''Babes in Toyland'' (1961), ''Marriage on the Rocks'', (1965), and ''Assault on a Queen'', (1966). Some of his television directing roles include ''The Frank Sinatra Show'', ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'', ''The Red Skelton Show'', and ''The Dean Martin Show''. ==Career== Donohue began his career in the 1930s as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies act. This all resulted when he broke his leg while working as an iron worker. Doctors suggested that he exercise, such as dancing, to strengthen his broken limbs. He did and started dancing with Ziegfeld in 1927. Shortly after his gig with Ziegfeld, he went on to dance in Vaudeville until the 1930s when he went to Hollywood. During the 1930s and the 1940s, Donohue switched between Hollywood and Broadway. In Broadway, some of his most memorable performances were as the choreographer of the musicals ''Top Banana'' and ''Mr. Wonderful''. He made his film directing debut in the 1948 movie ''Close-Up'' which was a well known film at the time because the whole film was shot entirely on location in New York City. He directed many other films throughout his career that spanded more five decades. He made his television directing debut on the 1950s variety program The Frank Sinatra Show. His directing got him closely associated with some of the biggest entertainers of the day such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Red Skelton. Some of his most recent work in the years prior to his death in 1984 were those on ''Chico and the Man'' in the 70s and ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Jim Nabors Hour''. He also had an acting career which consisted of only eleven acting credits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Donohue (director)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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