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Donald C. Klune(1929-2003)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Donald C. Klune was born on 22 January 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Prizzi's Honor (1985) and Hang 'Em High (1968). He was married to Page Shelburne Whidden, Chris Hutson, Maria Ann (Gladys) Korda and Suzanne Beal (Diana Jean Fernholtz). He died on 3 December 2003 in Big Bear Lake, California, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1929
DiedDecember 3, 2003(74)
BornJanuary 22, 1929
DiedDecember 3, 2003(74)
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Known for

Amanda Peterson and Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Can't Buy Me Love
6.8
  • Production Manager
  • 1987
Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner in Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Prizzi's Honor
6.7
  • Production Manager(Los Angeles)
  • 1985
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Don Klune)
  • 1968
Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, George Perez, and T.E. Russell in Toy Soldiers (1991)
Toy Soldiers
6.6
  • Production Manager
  • 1991

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Meredith Baxter and Swoosie Kurtz in Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995)
    Betrayed: A Story of Three Women
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1995
  • Tori Spelling and Kellie Martin in Death of a Cheerleader (1994)
    Death of a Cheerleader
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Donald Klune)
    • 1994
  • Billy the Kid (1989)
    Billy the Kid
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1989
  • Illusions (1983)
    Illusions
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1983
  • American Eagle (1982)
    American Eagle
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1982
  • Barry Bostwick, Greta Garbo, and Kristina Wayborn in The Silent Lovers (1980)
    The Silent Lovers
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1980
  • Marilyn Monroe, Lloyd Bridges, and Constance Forslund in The Silent Lovers (1980)
    This Year's Blonde
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1980
  • Melvin Purvis G-MAN (1974)
    Melvin Purvis G-MAN
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1974
  • Shirts/Skins (1973)
    Shirts/Skins
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, and Michelle Phillips in Dillinger (1973)
    Dillinger
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Tiffany Bolling and Randolph Roberts in Wicked, Wicked (1973)
    Wicked, Wicked
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Alan Alda and Barbara Feldon in Playmates (1972)
    Playmates
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
    One Is a Lonely Number
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Robert Mitchum, Sally Kirkland, and Jason Bernard in Going Home (1971)
    Going Home
    5.9
    • assistant director (as Don Klune)
    • 1971
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1969–1970

Production Manager



  • Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Courtney B. Vance, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
    The Tuskegee Airmen
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager: aerial unit
    • 1995
  • In a Child's Name (1991)
    In a Child's Name
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, George Perez, and T.E. Russell in Toy Soldiers (1991)
    Toy Soldiers
    6.6
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Judgment (1990)
    Judgment
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1990
  • Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette in Madhouse (1990)
    Madhouse
    5.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1990
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1987–1988
  • World Gone Wild (1987)
    World Gone Wild
    5.1
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • Amanda Peterson and Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
    Can't Buy Me Love
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • Richard Thomas and Mary Crosby in Final Jeopardy (1985)
    Final Jeopardy
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1985
  • Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner in Prizzi's Honor (1985)
    Prizzi's Honor
    6.7
    • production manager: Los Angeles
    • 1985
  • First Steps (1985)
    First Steps
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1985
  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984)
    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • Calamity Jane (1984)
    Calamity Jane
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
    Last of the Great Survivors
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • Peter Weller, Ricky Schroder, and Lindsay Wagner in Two Kinds of Love (1983)
    Two Kinds of Love
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1983

Producer



  • Night Trap (1992)
    Night Trap
    6.1
    Video Game
    • line producer (as Donald Klune)
    • 1992
  • In a Child's Name (1991)
    In a Child's Name
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 1991
  • Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, George Perez, and T.E. Russell in Toy Soldiers (1991)
    Toy Soldiers
    6.6
    • co-producer
    • 1991
  • Judgment (1990)
    Judgment
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1990
  • Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette in Madhouse (1990)
    Madhouse
    5.4
    • co-producer
    • 1990
  • World Gone Wild (1987)
    World Gone Wild
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1987
  • Love at Stake (1987)
    Love at Stake
    4.9
    • associate producer
    • 1987
  • Illusions (1983)
    Illusions
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Donald Klune
  • Born
    • January 22, 1929
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 2003
    • Big Bear Lake, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Page Shelburne WhiddenDecember 8, 1979 - December 3, 2003 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Donald Tyler Klune
  • Parents
      Raymond A. Klune

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    Son of Raymond A. Klune.

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