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.
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 Donner in 1916 | |
| Born | Vyvyan Enid Donner December 26, 1895 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1965 (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Cooper Union; Art Students' League |
Early life and career edit
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] She staged the Movietone newsreel women's fashion sequences for many years.[7]
Partial filmography edit
Death edit
On June 27, 1965, Donner died of natural causes in her home at 205 West 57th Street in Manhattan.[2][16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-FV48 : 16 March 2018), Vyvyan Enid Donner, 1923; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #308607, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2302, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ^ a b "Vyvyan Donner". Women's Wear Daily. June 29, 1965. p. 33. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Vyvyan Donner Services; Movietone Commentator". Box Office. July 5, 1965. p. E-6. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-CTBJ : 16 March 2018), Herman Montague Donner, 1903; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #73793, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., Roll 627, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ^ Mara, Margaret (December 27, 1946). "Producer of Fashion Newsreels Finds Men Excellent Audience". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Times staff (March 14, 1941). "American Fashions Best, Stylist Avers". Detroit Evening Times. p. 21. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Fielding, Raymond (1972). The American newsreel. 1911-1967. Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma P. ISBN 978-0-8061-1004-2.
- ^ WWD staff (May 27, 1935). 'Summer Night Silk' Picture Is Released. Women's Wear Weekly. p. Sec. 2, p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Citizen staff (December 16, 1939). "Reel Reviews: At the Roxy". The Brooklyn Citizen. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1940. p. 935.
- ^ "Shorts Index". Boxoffice. November 9, 1946. p. 192. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vyvyan Donner". British Film Institute. Retrieved .
- ^ Star-Tribune staff (March 18, 1949). "Beauties Film is Due in May". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Vyvyan Donner, Fashion Editor". The Herald-News. Passaic, NJ. June 29, 1965. p. 49. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading edit
Articles edit
- Franc, Alice (July 24, 1915). "'It Just Happened to Happen That Way'—One School Girl's Version of Business Success in Theatrical Designing". New York Tribune. p. 5
- Mishkin, Herman (July 1916). "Vyvyan Donner". The Green Book Magazine. p. 108
- McCabe, Linda Rose (November 1922). "The Vitalized Silhouette". Arts & Decoration. pp. 17, 66, 69
- Times staff (February 11, 1923). "Color, Movement, Life! They're my Art—Girl Poster Creator Says". The New Brunswick Times. p. 4
- Star staff (February 20, 1923). "Vitalized Silhouette". The Seattle Star. p. 10
- Donner, Vyvyan (November 7, 1925). "Of Interest to Women: Today's Practical Bride May Wear Her Wedding Gown as Everyday Frock". The Riverine Herald. p. 4
- Donner, Vyvyan (December 5, 1925). "The Flare Dominates the Coat World, and the Fur Coat Becomes Elaborate". The Riverine Herald. p. 5
- Donner, Vyvyan (January 2, 1926). "Fashion Switches Bows From the Front to the Back". The Riverine Herald. p. 3
- Monitor staff (January 26, 1926). "Scissors, Silhouettes and Success". Christian Science Monitor. p. 8
- Donner, Vyvyan (March 15, 1926). "Barrel Silhouette the Novelty of This Season". The Albany Despatch. p. 4
- Donner, Vyvyan (April 10, 1926). "Women's Realm: Headdress Hunches for the Bob-Haired Beauty". The Riverine Herald. p. 6
- Donner, Vyvyan (April 29, 1926). "Women's Realm: The High Collar Makes a Bow in the Southland". The Riverine Herald. p. 4
- Donner, Vyvyan (May 10, 1926). "They're Not All Dressed Up, But They've Some Place to Go". The Albany Despatch. p. 4
- Donner, Vyvyan (May 13, 1926). "Furs Are Dyed All Colors Now; Idea Is to Match It". The Riverine Herald. p. 4
- Vincent, Florence Smith (July 29, 1926). "Living and Loving". The Allentown Morning Call. p. 15
- Times staff (December 4, 1927). "How Men Treat Women". The Los Angeles Times. p. 73
- Donner, Vyvyan (March 11, 1928). "Bringing the Tidings to Broadway: A Press Agent Discusses Certain Angles of the Try-Out, and Incidentally Presents a Few Brickbats". The New York Times. Sec. 8, p. 2
- Back, Elizabeth Edwards (May 25, 1939). "Women in the World: A Fashion Director". Western Mail. p. 25
- Herald staff (August '17, 1939). "Film Clips Cost £500 for 75 Seconds; Vyvyan Donner's Fashions". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 24
- "Vyvyan Donner, Whose Life Is a Glorious Cycle of Fashions and Camera Angles". Coronet.
- Turner, Grace (September 15, 1940). "Vyvyan Donner, movie fashion-news director, succeeds as hostess by serving this good food". Washington Evening Star. p. 17
- Carnegie, Dale (June 25, 1943). "Act On Your Ideas". The Coolidge Examiner. p. 4
- Inquirer staff (September 12, 1944). "Judges Select 87 War Bond Winners". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15
- Meredith, Ann (1945). "Fashion Movie in the Making." The Akron Beacon-Journal. pp. 62, 63, 64, 65
- Lockerman, Doris (March 21, 1948). "Let's See Now: Roaring Twenties—And She Knows Why". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 14-C
- Lockerman, Doris (April 22, 1948). "Let's See Now: Call Gendarmes! Here Comes Ice". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 18
- Cabot, Cynthia (March 21, 1952). "18 Nations Join in Shore Fashion Revue". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 37
- McCleod, Edyth Thornton (April 4, 1956). Beauty After 40". Tyler Morning Telegraph. p. 32
Books edit
- Chase, Ilka (1945). Past Imperfect. Garden City, NY: Blue Ribbon Books. pp. 243–244.
- "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.
- Thompson, Neal (2013) A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not" Ripley. New York: Crown Pubnlishing. pp. 58, 286, 310, 343, 368
- Webb, Graham (2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 9781476639260.