Jörn Donner Explained

Jörn Donner
Birthname:	Jörn Johan Donner
Birth Date:	1933 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Spouse:	Inga-Britt Wiik (1954–1962) Jeanette Bonnier (1974–1988) Bitte Westerlund (1995–2020)
Awards:	Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1983 Fanny and Alexander

Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander, which won four Academy Awards in 1984. Donner also served in the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament, making significant contributions to both cinema and politics.

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.^[1]

He lived and worked for long periods in Sweden, and served as director of the Swedish Film Institute. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] Internationally Jörn Donner was best known as the producer of Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander (1982). In 1984 the movie won a total of four Academy Awards including the award for best foreign language film,^[3] making him to date the only Finn to receive an Oscar. His novel (Father and Son) won the Finlandia Prize in 1985.

Donner was associated with several different political parties, such as SDP and RKP, and was at different times a member both of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. 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.^[4] He died of lung disease at Meilahti hospital in Helsinki on 30 January 2020, six days before his 87th birthday.^{[5] [6]} After his death, an archive of thousands of photographs was discovered at his home, showing that Donner was also a skilled photographer.^[7] In 2023, Donner's widow revealed that she had thrown his ashes in the compost after discovering his history of infidelity.^[8]

Filmography

• (A Sunday in September, 1963)
• , (To Love, 1964)
• , (Adventure Starts Here, 1965)
• (Rooftree, 1967)
• Stimulantia (1967)
• , (Black on White, 1968)
• (1969)
• Anna (1970)
• , (Portraits of Women, 1970)
• (1971)
• (1972)
• (1973)
• Near and Far Away (1976)
• (1978)
• Men Can't Be Raped (1978)
• Bergman File, The (1978)
• (1982)
• Hockeyfeber (1983)
• Dirty Story (1984)
• / (1988)
• (1998)
• (2000)
• The Border (Raja 1918, 2007)
• Kuulustelu (2009)
• Armi elää! (2015)

Bibliography

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• 1973 – . Wahlström & Widstrand.
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• 1991 – Fazer 100. Söderström.
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• 1998 – Söderström.
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• 2005 – . Aamulehti.
• 2006 – . Söderström.
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• 2007 – . Schildts.
• 2009 – . Ekerlid.
• 2011 – . Söderström.
• 2013 – . Schildts & Söderströms.
• 2015 – . Schildts & Söderströms.
• 2015 – . Albert Bonniers Förlag.
• 2019 – . .

See also

• Donner family

External links

• • • Jörn Donner in 375 Humanists. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. 28.7.2015.

Notes and References

1. Bekvalac. Nenad. 2020. Jern Doner. Kinoteka. 39. 88.
2. Web site: Berlinale 1979: Juries . 2010-08-08 . berlinale.de.
3. Book: Marker. Lise-Lone. Marker. Frederick J.. Ingmar Bergman: A Life in the Theater. 1992. 326. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-42121-8.
4. https://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/a/200810118362734 Jörn Donner: "Syöpäkontrollit piinaavat"
5. News: Kirjailija, ohjaaja Jörn Donner on kuollut . Helsingin Sanomat . 30 January 2020 . fi . 30 January 2020.
6. News: Author, director and politician Jörn Donner dies at 86 . Yleisradio . 30 January 2020 . 30 January 2020.
7. News: Rinta-Tassi . Minna . Jörn Donnerin kuoleman jälkeen paljastui monta yllätystä, joista yksi oli hänen valtava valokuva-arkistonsa . Yle Uutiset . 31 March 2023.
8. Web site: 2023-08-26 . Änkans hämnd: Lade Jörn Donners aska i komposten . 2023-08-27 . www.aftonbladet.se . sv.