Born in Columbia, South Carolina, to Helen Pauline (Cohen) and Mordecai Moses Donen. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jews, and his mother's family were Jewish emigrants from England and Germany.
For me directing is like having sex: when it's good, it's very good; but when it's bad, it's still good.
The King of Musicals
Aries
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
(age 94)
New York City, New York, USA