Jack Donohue started as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, continued as a dancer, dance director and dance teacher for tap dance . He began working in Hollywood in 1933 as a choreographer and dance director, and was president of the Dance Directors Guild from 1945-46. He also worked as a director, mainly for MGM, directing musicals and comedies.
Father of actress Jill Donahue.
Stepfather of Tom Rolf , Oscar-winning film editor whose father was the great Swedish entertainer Ernst Rolf.
