Jörn Donner

Finnish writer (1933–2020)

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Jörn Donner

Donner in 1971

Born|

Jörn Johan Donner

(1933-02-05)5 February 1933

Helsinki, Finland

Died| 30 January 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 86)

Helsinki, Finland

Spouse(s)| 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.[1] 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

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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 Swedish Film Institute. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] Internationally Jörn Donner was best known as the producer of Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander, 1982). In 1984 the movie won a total of four Academy Awards including the award for 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 SDP and RKP, and was at different times a member both of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. As of 2007[update] 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

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

* En söndag i september (A Sunday in September, 1963)
* Att älska, (To Love, 1964)
* Här börjar äventyret [sv], (Adventure Starts Here, 1965)
* Tvärbalk (Rooftree, 1967)
* Stimulantia (1967)
* Mustaa valkoisella, (Black on White, 1968)
* 69 – Sixtynine [fi] (1969)
* Anna (1970)
* Naisenkuvia, (Portraits of Women, 1970)
* Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta (1971)
* Hellyys (1972)
* Baksmälla [sv; fi] (1973)
* Near and Far Away (1976)
* Ingmar Bergmanin maailma [fi] (1978)
* Men Can't Be Raped (1978)
* Bergman File, The (1978)
* Yhdeksän tapaa lähestyä Helsinkiä [fi] (1982)
* Hockeyfeber (1983)
* Dirty Story (1984)
* Brev från Sverige/Kirjeitä Ruotsista [fi] (1988)
* Ingmar Bergman: Om liv och arbete (1998)
* Presidentti (2000)
* The Border (Raja 1918, 2007)
* Kuulustelu (2009)
* Armi elää! (2015)

## Bibliography

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Donner at the Helsinki Book Fair (2015)

* 1951 – Välsignade liv. Söderström. OCLC 58114997
* 1952 – Slå dig inte till ro
* 1954 – Brev. Söderström. OCLC 186657982
* 1955 – Jag, Erik Anders. Söderström. OCLC 482944009
* 1957 – Bordet. Söderström. OCLC 492460897
* 1958 – Rapport från Berlin. Schildts. OCLC 57975963
* 1960 – På ett sjukhus. Söderström. OCLC 1029438638
* 1961 – Helsingfors, Finlands ansikte. Söderström. OCLC 186137682
* 1962 – Djävulens ansikte – Ingmar Bergmans filmer. Söderström. OCLC 922592043
* 1962 – Rapport från Donau. Söderström. OCLC 57974677
* 1967 – Nya boken om vårt land. Söderström. OCLC 729142584
* 1968 – Världsboken. Söderström. OCLC 186997195
* 1968 – Musta Valkoisella
* 1971 – Sommar av kärlek och sorg. Söderström. OCLC 19843271
* 1972 – Marina Maria. Söderström. ISBN 9789515200617
* 1973 – Sverigeboken. Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN 9789146119418
* 1974 – Nu måste du. Söderström. ISBN 9789515202277
* 1976 – Angelas krig. Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN 9789146123620
* 1976 – Sagt och gjort. Söderström. ISBN 9789515203762
* 1978 – Jakob och friheten. Söderström. OCLC 600964272
* 1980 – Jag, Jörn Johan Donner född den 5 februari 1933 i Helsingfors. Söderström. ISBN 9789515206121
* 1981 – Angela och kärleken. Söderström. OCLC 600964176
* 1982 – Gabriels dag. Söderström. ISBN 9789515208163
* 1982 – Dagbok från filminstitutet. OCLC 939124657
* 1984 – Far och son: en komedi. Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN 9789146147947
* 1985 – Hemåt i höstregn. Söderström. ISBN 9789515210159
* 1985 – Viettelysten aika. Valtion painatuskeskus. ISBN 9789518598971
* 1986 – Motströms. Söderström. ISBN 9789515212115
* 1986 – Presidenten. Söderström. ISBN 9789515210838
* 1989 – Frihetens fångar. Söderström. ISBN 9789515212603
* 1990 – Rapport från Europa. Söderström. ISBN 9789515213242
* 1991 – Fazer 100. Söderström. ISBN 9789515213778
* 1992 – Huset där jag bor. Söderström. ISBN 9789515214348
* 1993 – Tillfälligheters spel. Söderström. ISBN 9789515214669
* 1993 – Husrum
* 1994 – En kärleks historia. Söderström. ISBN 9789515215123
* 1998 – Varför finns jag till? Söderström. ISBN 9789515217059
* 2001 – Hjärtat är en svekfull vän. Söderström. ISBN 9789515219374
* 2002 – Kärlekens ingenmansland. Söderström. ISBN 9789515220226
* 2004 – Livsbilder. Söderström. ISBN 9789515221735
* 2004 – Fåglars skugga. Söderström. ISBN 9789515221858
* 2005 – Himo, Rakkaus ja Raivo. Aamulehti. ISBN 9789525601060
* 2006 – Dödsbilder. Söderström. ISBN 9789515223869
* 2006 – I min fars fotspår – Resor i Sibirien förr och nu. Söderström. ISBN 9789515224071
* 2007 – Diktonius. Schildts. ISBN 9789515016942
* 2009 – Bergman: PM. Ekerlid. ISBN 9789170921100
* 2011 – Anteckningar om Mannerheim. Söderström. ISBN 9789515228420
* 2013 – Mammuten: efterlämnade handlingar. Schildts & Söderströms. ISBN 9789515231154
* 2015 – Lilla mammuten: halvautentiska dagböcker från juli 2013 till februari 2015. Schildts & Söderströms. ISBN 9789515237101
* 2015 – Sverige: resor i ett främmande land. Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 9789100141080
* 2019 – Suomi/Finland II: sista striden. Förlaget M [sv]. ISBN 9789523332041

## See also

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* Donner family

## References

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1. ^ "Jörn Donner". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5023-1416928957629.
2. ^ Bekvalac, Nenad (2020). "Jern Doner". Kinoteka. 39: 88.
3. ^ "Berlinale 1979: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
4. ^ Marker, Lise-Lone; Marker, Frederick J. (1992). Ingmar Bergman: A Life in the Theater. Cambridge University Press. p. 326\. ISBN 978-0-521-42121-8.
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.

## Further reading

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* Bjarne Nyman (1984-05-16). "Såg Orwell spöken?". Forum (in Swedish). No. 1984–09. p. 16-17. ISSN 0533-070X.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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* "Jörn Donner". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5023-1416928957629.

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