FILM DIRECTOR

Jörn Donner

1933 - 2020

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Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander, which won four Academy Awards in 1984. Donner also served in the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament, making significant contributions to both cinema and politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jörn Donner is the 608th most popular film director (down from 486th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Finland (down from 104th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jörn Donner ranks 608 out of 2,041Before her are Robert Surtees, Les Kurbas, Yuri Norstein, Genndy Tartakovsky, John Badham, and Charles Vidor. After her are Abel Ferrara, Stan Winston, Gore Verbinski, Arnold Fanck, King Hu, and Luca Guadagnino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jörn Donner ranks 214Before her are Christian Ferras, Kadriye Nurmambet, Dan Flavin, Guido Crepax, Kamal Ganzouri, and Hope Lange. After her are Ruzena Bajcsy, Paul de Senneville, Asha Bhosle, Kelvin Felix, Sergio Endrigo, and Geraldo Majella Agnelo. Among people deceased in 2020, Jörn Donner ranks 257Before her are Ann E. Todd, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Branko Kostić, Zeev Sternhell, Nina Bocharova, and Mohammad-Reza Shajarian. After her are Daria Nicolodi, Vyacheslav Kebich, Ray Clemence, Cecil Bødker, Juan Marsé, and Milton Glaser.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jörn Donner ranks 141 out of 751Before her are Christian von Steven (1781), Lydia Wideman (1920), Paavo Aaltonen (1919), Antti Rinne (1962), Emil Väre (1885), and Aimo Lahti (1896). After her are Petter Adolf Karsten (1834), Mari Kiviniemi (1968), Hugo Österman (1892), Timo Salonen (1951), Taina Elg (1930), and Juho Vennola (1872).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Jörn Donner ranks 5Before her are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Renny Harlin (1959), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), and Mauritz Stiller (1883). After her are Edvin Laine (1905), and Matti Kassila (1924).