Vyvyan Donner

Vyvyan Enid Donner (December 26, 1895 – June 27, 1965)[1][2][3] was an American fashion editor, film director, screenwriter, theatrical costume designer and caricaturist, perhaps best remembered for narrating numerous Movietone newsreels.

Vyvyan Donner
Born
Vyvyan Enid Donner

(1895-12-26)December 26, 1895
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1965(1965-06-27) (aged 69)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationCooper Union; Art Students' League

Early life and career

On December 26, 1895, Vyvyan Enid Donner was born in New York City, the only child of Herman Montague and Emma Adelaide Donner (née Wilkins).[1][4] Raised in Brooklyn, Donner attended St. Catherine's Hall and later Adelphi Academy before studying briefly with Ethel Traphagen at Cooper Union[5] and George Bridgman at the Art Students' League.[6]

Partial filmography
  • Silk for Summer Nights (1935)[7]
  • Fashion Forecast: For Play Hours (December 1939)[8]
  • Fashion Forecast: For Outdoors (April 1940)[9]
  • Fashion Forecast: For Country Life (July 1940)[10]
  • Behind the Footlights (April 1946)[11]
  • From Morn 'Til Dawn (April 1946)[12]
  • Talented Beauties (May 1949)[13][14]

Death

On June 27, 1965, Donner died of natural causes in her home at 205 West 57th Street in Manhattan.[2]

See also

References
  1. Vivian Donner, United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925. FamilySearch. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. "Vyvyan Donner". Women's Wear Daily. June 29, 1965. p. 33. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. "Vyvyan Donner Services; Movietone Commentator". Box Office. July 5, 1965. p. E-6. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. "Herman Montague Donner, United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. Mara, Margaret (December 27, 1946). "Producer of Fashion Newsreels Finds Men Excellent Audience". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. Times staff (March 14, 1941). "American Fashions Best, Stylist Avers". Detroit Evening Times. p. 21. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. WWD staff (May 27 1935). 'Summer Night Silk' Picture Is Released. Women's Wear Weekly. p. Sec. 2, p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. Citizen staff (December 16, 1939). "Reel Reviews: At the Roxy". The Brooklyn Citizen. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. News staff (April 21, 1940)."Special! Vyvyan Donner's Fashion Forecast "For Outdoors" in Technicolor". The Twin Falls News. p. 7. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1940. p. 935.
  11. "Shorts Index". Boxoffice. November 9, 1946. p. 192. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. WWD staff (March 13, 1946). "Celanese Stars in Style Film on Rainwear, 'From Morn 'Til Dawn'". Women's Wear Daily. p. 25. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  13. "Vyvyan Donner". British Film Institute. Retrieved .
  14. Star-Tribune staff (March 18, 1949). "Beauties Film is Due in May". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

Further reading

Articles

Books
  • "Vivian Donner—for Plaintiff—Direct". Case on Appeal, Volume Two—Pages 753-1561. Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division—First Department. July 21, 1937. pp. 774-783.
  • Callahan, Michael (2018). The Night She Won Miss America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 57–61. ISBN 9780544810013.
  • Webb, Graham (2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 9781476639260.
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