Jörn Johan Donner

Background

DONNER, Jörn Johan was born on February 5, 1933 in Helsinki, Finland. Parents: Karl Reinhold Donner and Greta von Ronsdorff.

Education

Helsinki University, Bachelor of Arts. Political Science/Nordic Literature, 1951-1958. Spoken languages: Swedish, English, German, French, Norwegian, Italian.

Career

City Councillor, Helsinki, 1969-1972, since 1985. Alternate member. Foreign Affairs Committee, since 1987. Member. Cultural Affairs Committee, since 1987.

Member of Eduskunta, since 1987. Managing Director, Jörn Donner Productions, since 1966. Managing Director, Swedish Film Institute, 1978-1982.

Chairman of the Board, Finnish Film Foundation, 1981-1983, 1985-1989. Film Director: En Söndag i September, 1963. Au älska, 1964; Här Börjar Äventyret, 1965.

Tuärbalk, 1967; Mustaa Valkoisella, 1968. Sixtynine, 1969; Naisenkuvia, 1970. Anna, 1970; Perkele-kuvia Suomesta, 1971.

Ömhet (Baksmälla), 1972. Tre Scener Med Ingmar Bergman, 1976. Man Kan Inte Valdtas, 1977.

The Bergman File, 1978. Nio Säau Närma Sig Helsingfors, 1982. Dirty Story, 1984; producer, Fanny and Alexander, 1982 and 50 other films.

Achievements

• Jörn Johan Donner has been listed as a notable film director, writer, state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Report from Berlin

    (2nd Printing)

  • The Personal Vision of Ingmar Bergman (Biography index reprint series)
  • The Personal Vision of Ingmar Bergman. Translated by Holger Lundbergh
  • Presidentti

Religion

None

Membership

Member Helsinki City Council, 1968-1972, 85-92, 2005-2008. Member Finnish Parliament, 1987-1995, foreign affairs committee 1987-1995, 2007, vice chairman banking supervision, 1991-1995. Member American Counsul-General Finland, Los Angeles, 1995-1996, European Parliament, 1996-1999, City Council, Tummisaan, 2001-2004.

Interests

• Fishing.

Connections

Married Inga-Britt W., 1954 (divorced 1962). Children: Johan, Jakob. Married Jeanette Bonnier, 1974 (divorced 1988).

Children: Susanna, Otto. Married Bitte Westerlund, 1995. Children: Daniel, Rudolf.

Father:

Kai Reinhold Donner

Mother:

Greta (von Bonsdorff) Donner

Spouse:

Inga-Britt W.

Spouse:

Jeanette Bonnier

Spouse:

Bitte Westerlund

child:

Jakob Donner

child:

Rudolf Donner

child:

Susanna Donner

child:

Johan Donner

child:

Daniel Donner

child:

Otto Donner