Jörn Donner

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Jörn Donner
Donner in 1971
Born
Jörn Johan Donner

(1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Helsinki, Finland
Died30 January 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 86)
Helsinki, Finland
Spouse(s)Inga-Britt Wiik (1954–1962)
Jeanette Bonnier (1974–1988)
Bitte Westerlund (1995–2020)
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1983 Fanny and Alexander

Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a

Finnish Film Archive.[1]

Biography

Born into the Finland-Swedish Donner family of German descent, Jörn Donner was the son of the linguist Kai Donner and the grandson of linguist and politician Otto Donner.[2]

He lived and worked for long periods in Sweden, and served as director of the

best foreign language film,[4] making him to date the only Finn to receive an Oscar. His novel Far och son (Father and Son) won the Finlandia Prize
in 1985.

Donner was associated with several different political parties, such as

Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. As of 2007 he was again a member of the Finnish parliament for a short while, after Eva Biaudet resigned to take a position at the OSCE
.

Donner suffered from prostate and lung cancers.[5] He died of lung disease at Meilahti hospital in Helsinki on 30 January 2020, six days before his 87th birthday.[6][7] After his death, an archive of thousands of photographs was discovered at his home, showing that Donner was also a skilled photographer.[8] In 2023, Donner's widow revealed that she had thrown his ashes in the compost after discovering his history of infidelity.[9]

Filmography

Donner, with actress Kristiina Halkola filming Black on White in 1967

Bibliography

Donner at the Helsinki Book Fair (2015)

See also

References

  1. Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5023-1416928957629
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  2. ^ Bekvalac, Nenad (2020). "Jern Doner". Kinoteka. 39: 88.
  3. ^ "Berlinale 1979: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  4. ISBN 978-0-521-42121-8
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  5. ^ Jörn Donner: "Syöpäkontrollit piinaavat"
  6. ^ "Kirjailija, ohjaaja Jörn Donner on kuollut" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Author, director and politician Jörn Donner dies at 86". Yleisradio. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. ^ Rinta-Tassi, Minna (31 March 2023). "Jörn Donnerin kuoleman jälkeen paljastui monta yllätystä, joista yksi oli hänen valtava valokuva-arkistonsa". Yle Uutiset.
  9. ^ "Änkans hämnd: Lade Jörn Donners aska i komposten". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

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