“The Sound of Music” Vincent J. Donehue 1.25X4.25 Clipped Signature Todd Mueller

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“The Sound of Music” Vincent J. Donehue 1.25X4.25 Clipped Signature.
Donehue died at 50 years old and while alive was not known for signing items which make this his signature EXTREMELY RARE!
This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity.
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Vincent Julian Donehue
(September 22, 1915 – January 17, 1966) was an American director noted mainly for his theater work, with occasional film and television credits. Vincent Donehue was born in
Whitehall, New York
. He was a graduate of the Christian Brothers Academy and the New York State Teachers' College, now
University at Albany
, both in
Albany
, New York. He served in the Army Air Force for 5 years.
His early theatre credits include playing the role of
Cinna the Poet
in the
Mercury Theatre
's 1938 touring production of
Caesar
.
His
Broadway
credits as director include
The Trip to Bountiful
(1953) starring
Lillian Gish
,
Jo Van Fleet
and
Eva Marie Saint
,
The Traveling Lady
(1954) with
Kim Stanley
,
Tennessee Williams
'
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
(1955) with
Maureen Stapleton
,
Sunrise at Campobello
(1958) which won him the
Tony Award
for
Best Direction
, the
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
musical
The Sound of Music
(1959) starring
Mary Martin
, which earned him another Tony nomination,
Daughter of Silence
(1961),
Lord Pengo
(1962) with
Charles Boyer
and
Agnes Moorehead
,
Jennie
(1963) with Mary Martin and
Catch Me if You Can
. He also restaged the 1954 Mary Martin
Peter Pan
for television in 1960, the third telecast of the
Broadway
stage musical. His film credits include
Lonelyhearts
(1958) with
Montgomery Clift
,
Robert Ryan
and
Myrna Loy
and
Sunrise at Campobello
(1960) which won
Greer Garson
the
Golden Globe
for
Best Actress
and several
Academy Award
nominations. The film was also entered into the
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
. He directed television plays in the 1950s. He died in
New York
of
Hodgkin's disease
, age 50.