Jörn Donner

Known for Directing

Born

February 5, 1933

Died

January 30, 2020 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Also Known As

Bjorn Thunder

Biography

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film.

In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.