Director of Singin' in the Rain dies aged 94

Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who directed such classics as Singin' In The Rain and Funny Face, has died aged 94.

Donen, who often teamed with Gene Kelly but also worked with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire, died on Thursday in New York from heart failure, his sons Joshua and Mark Donen said on Saturday.