After it was announced that the 'Singin' in the Rain' director has passed away at 94, Guillermo del Toro, Edgar Wright and Christopher McQuarrie also take to social media to pay their respects.
- Feb 25, 2019
AceShowbiz - Steven Spielberg has paid a touching tribute to "Singin' in the Rain" director Stanley Donen following his recent passing.
The filmmaker and choreographer, who was famed for classic movie musicals like "Two For the Road", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and "Funny Face", died on Thursday, February 21, but the news of his loss only emerged on Saturday.
A number of directors have since saluted Donen's memory, with Spielberg releasing a statement about the man he considered a "friend and early mentor".
"His generosity in giving over so many of his weekends in the late 60's to film students like me to learn about telling stories and placing lenses and directing actors is a time I will never forget," Spielberg wrote, naming "Charade", "Bedazzled", and "Two For the Road" his "favorites" of Donen's work.
RIP the great Stanley Donen, some feat to have multiple classics in both musicals, but also comedies, thrillers, dramas. To have made On The Town, Singin’ In The Rain, 7 Brides For 7 Brothers, It’s Always Fair Weather, Funny Face, Charade, Two For the Road, Bedazzled....just wow. pic.twitter.com/MeArtLTaZE
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) 23 February 2019
"When visiting New York I will miss not bumping into him on his daily walks and hear him talking about life and film which for Stanley were inseparable," he added.
Meanwhile, Spielberg's peers took to social media to pay their respects.
"A brilliant storyteller- elegant, exuberant, a master of color and top crane choreographer. We are indebted to him for as long as there is Cinema," tweeted Guillermo del Toro.
Stanley Donen. A brilliant storyteller- elegant, exuberant, a master of color and top crane choreographer. He had so much style and so much joy in him... We are indebted to him for as long s there is Cinema. pic.twitter.com/WSyLw6BOHL
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) 23 February 2019
"RIP the great Stanley Donen, some feat to have multiple classics in both musicals, but also comedies, thrillers, dramas," director Edgar Wright wrote, while "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie posted: "Stanley Donen understood when to move and when to let others do the moving."
Singin’ In the Rain
— Christopher McQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) 23 February 2019
Funny Face
Charade
The Little Prince
Stanley Donen understood when to move and when to let others do the moving.
Donen was 94.
